A Sunday night traffic stop led to the arrests of two people on drug charges, as well as the recovery of stolen property. Lt. Matt Harris, Columbus Police Department spokesman, says that Officer Travis Harbaugh stopped a vehicle on Jonathan Moore Pike at 11:40 p.m. for a traffic violation. Harbaugh spoke with the driver, 37-year-old Douglas W. Houchens, of Columbus, and his passenger 32-year-old Desi R. Buckler, of Edinburgh. Harris says that a K-9 unit arrived and was alerted to the odor of narcotics inside the vehicle. Harbaugh also learned that Houchens had a suspended driver’s license. During a search the vehicle, officers reported finding several syringes and drug paraphernalia with drug residue. In addition, they allegedly found identification cards that were reported stolen in a 2016 Columbus burglary. Police arrested both Houchens and Buckler on preliminary charges of:

Possession of Methamphetamine
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Possession of a Legend Drug Injection Device
Possession of Stolen Property