Traffic stop leads to packaged meth, drug-dealing arrest

Jarod H. Schwacke. Photo courtesy of North Vernon Police Department.

A traffic stop in North Vernon led to an arrest on drug-dealing charges Sunday. That’s after police dog Heros alerted to the odor of narcotics inside the vehicle.

Police say they recovered five grams of methamphetamine, broken up into five separate bags They also recovered digital scales, extra bags, a smoking pipe, snorting tube and other paraphernalia, says Sgt. Andrew Richmond, spokesman for the North Vernon Police Department.

24-year-old Jarod H. Schwacke, of North Vernon is facing preliminary charges of dealing methamphetamine and possession of both methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.