Two facing drug charges after traffic stop on east side of Columbus

Columbus police arrested two men on drug charges after their vehicle was stopped for a broken headlight last night.

Police stopped the vehicle near 7th Street and Gladstone Avenue at about 8 p.m. Wednesday night. A police dog alerted to the odor of narcotics in the vehicle and officers found heroin, a THC vape pen and drug paraphernalia inside.

The driver, 29-year-old Dustin S. Bryant of Westport, was arrested on preliminary charges of possession of heroin, marijuana and drug paraphernalia. A passenger, 53-year-old Gary L. Bryant of Columbus, is being accused of possession of heroin.