North Vernon Police arrest two on drug charges

A traffic stop in North Vernon led to a pair of drug arrests. At about 11:30 p.m. on Friday, officers stopped a vehicle for a minor violation. Authorities say that police dog Zobi alerted to the presence of drugs in the vehicle. A subsequent search revealed 3.5 grams of marijuana. Information gathered during the traffic stop led to police getting a search warrant for an address on Vintage Trace.

Officers descended on the address where 43-year-old William Smith and 18-year-old Kevin Burton, both of North Vernon, were detained. Officers searching the home reported finding 25 grams of marijuana, several prescription only pills not stored in a prescription container, a large amount of plastic packaging bags, digital scales and a smoking device.

Smith is facing preliminary charges of Maintaining a Common Nuisance, Possession of a Controlled Substance and a Legend Drug Violation.

Burton is facing preliminary charges of Dealing in Marijuana, Possession of Marijuana and Maintaining a common nuisance.