A Columbus man was arrested early Wednesday morning on drug charges. Judy Jackson, Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department spokeswoman, says that at about 1:13 a.m., Sgt. Kris Weisner noticed a vehicle parked at the Lowell Fishing site. Upon making contact with the occupants, Weisner reported smelling marijuana inside the vehicle. Jackson says that K9 Bolt also alerted to the odor of drugs in the vehicle.

Authorities say that the driver, 30-year-old Brandon James Ramos, of Chestnut Street, admitted to having marijuana in the vehicle. When Sgt. Weisner searched it, he reportedly found 11 baggies of suspected marijuana, a grinder and more than $350 in cash. Ramos allegedly confessed that the marijuana and paraphernalia belonged to him.

Ramos was arrested on preliminary charges of Dealing Marijuana, Possession of Marijuana and Possession of Paraphernalia. His bond was set at $13,500. Jackson says that a female passenger was released at the scene.