COLUMBUS, Ohio – A traffic stop in Chillicothe led to the arrest of three men after authorities said a drug-sniffing K-9 indicated drugs were in the vehicle.
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A trooper with the Ohio State Highway Patrol Chillicothe post stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation on Eastern Avenue in Ross County around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.
According to OSP, the trooper searched the vehicle with aid from the Ross County sheriffs office after a drug-sniffing K9 indicated something was in the vehicle.
Authorities said they found cocaine in the vehicle, 29 grams of crack cocaine and 16.5 grams of powder cocaine.
Thirty-one-year-old Matthew Jordan, 30-year-old Jacob Simon and 29-year-old Aaron Riley were arrested and charged with felony drug trafficking.
The men remained incarcerated in the Ross County jail Wednesday.
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