BEDFORD – A Mitchell man and woman were arrested Friday after a Bedford Police officer stopped a vehicle for an expired license plate in the Hardees parking lot.
Driving the vehicle was 34-year-old Vea Saunders and she had two passengers in the vehicle 35-year-old Jeremy Saunders and another male.
The officer then asked for consent to search the vehicle. During that search, officers found a pill bottle with Jeremy’s name on it in Vea’s purse. A baggie of crystal meth was found inside that pill bottle.
Vea also admitted to having a glass smoking pipe hidden in her bra.
Both were arrested on drug charges. The other male was released from the scene.
Once at the jail, officers found inside Vea’s bra a cellophane wrapper containing seven pills she did not have a prescription for.
Vea faces charges of possession of meth, possession of a legend drug, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Jeremy faces a charge of possession of meth.
If you know something, say something. Send an email to drugactivity@lawrencecounty.in.gov or call Lawrence County Prosecutor’s Office tip line at 812-545-4700. All calls are confidential.
