HOPE – Two people were arrested on drug charges after a traffic stop after police spotted a fake license plate.
According to the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department, a deputy noticed the fictitious license plate and pulled over the vehicle at about 11:30 p.m. Sunday near State Road 9 and Midway Drive.
A canine alerted officers to drugs in the vehicle. During a search of the vehicle, police found 22 grams of meth.
The driver, 36-year-old Calvin Dampier, and his passenger, 36-year-old Jennifer Elgar, both of Columbus, were detained on charges of dealing and possession of meth.
Dampier also faces a driving charge while his driver’s license was suspended.
Elgar was additionally charged with possession of drug paraphernalia.
