Manchester duo allegedly caught with drugs, meth pipe during traffic stop

LONDON, Ky. (FOX 56) — A pair from Manchester were arrested over the weekend after a London police K-9 reportedly detected narcotics during a traffic stop.

Around 7:50 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 10, London police claimed the driver of a vehicle was behaving erratically and pulled the car over.

During the traffic stop, police K-9 Jett was said to have sniffed the air around the vehicle and alerted the officer to the possible presence of narcotics.

While searching the vehicle, police claimed a green, leafy substance and a crystal-like substance in a silver metal container were found inside a purse.

The driver, 61-year-old Calvin Napier, and the passenger, 49-year-old Melena Henson, were arrested.

A glass meth pipe was also found inside the purse, which the police said belonged to Henson. In an arrest citation, the police noted the pipe was burnt and had a white crystal-like residue inside.

The police department said Napier was charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of a substance. Henson was charged with:

• First-degree possession of a controlled substance—methamphetamine
• Possession of marijuana
• Possession of drug paraphernalia—buying/possessing

Both were booked into the Laurel County Correctional Center and were arraigned in court Monday morning.