Traffic stop leads to drug bust

BENTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – State Police say a traffic stop landed a Marshall County woman in jail on drug charges Friday afternoon.

Around 6:00 p.m., 33-year old Amber Howard, of Briensburg, was pulled over on Highway 68 near Holland Road in Marshall County, according to KSP.

During the stop, a Trooper found several baggies of suspected methamphetamine, numerous pills and drug paraphernalia, according to State Police.

Howard was arrested and lodged in the Marshall County Jail.