Woman facing drug-dealing charges after traffic stop

A Columbus woman is facing drug-dealing charges after a traffic stop Wednesday evening turned up about 13 grams of fentanyl, police say.

According to Columbus Police Department reports, this is part of an ongoing investigation involving the Columbus Police Intelligence Led Policing Unit. A car was stopped at about 7:40 p.m. Wednesday night near Tally Road and Valley Forge Avenue. A police dog alerted to the odor of drugs inside.

The driver, 45-year-old Cindy I. Adorno was found to have the fentanyl hidden in her clothing. She was arrested on preliminary charges of dealing in a narcotic and possession of a narcotic.

The Intelligence Led Policing Unit is a combined unit consisting of officers from CPD and the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Office.