Two people were arrested early Monday after Wabaunsee County authorities reported finding about two ounces of suspected cocaine during a traffic stop on Interstate 70.
According to the Wabaunsee County Sheriff’s Office, a deputy stopped a vehicle at about 12:29 a.m. near mile marker 327 after observing it traveling about 78 mph in a 60 mph construction zone, failing to signal and operating with defective equipment.
The sheriff’s office said deputies, assisted by the Kansas Highway Patrol, searched the vehicle and found about two ounces of suspected cocaine, items authorities said are commonly associated with drug distribution and a firearm.
The driver, 20-year-old Lilly Drew of McCracken, and passenger, 24-year-old Isaias Mendoza Ramirez of Kansas City, Missouri, were arrested and booked into the Wabaunsee County Jail. Both face allegations including possession and distribution of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and failure to have a drug tax stamp. Ramirez also faces an allegation of criminal possession of a firearm, while Drew faces several traffic allegations.
