A North Vernon man is facing drug charges after a traffic stop on Wednesday morning. Sgt. Andrew Richmond, North Vernon Police

Department spokesman, says that he stopped a car at 10:17 a.m. and had his K9, “Heros,” sniff around the car. Richmond says that Heros was alerted to the odor of drugs coming from the vehicle. A search allegedly revealed items related to the packaging and sales of drugs. The driver, 23-year-old Jerod C. Palmer, was also searched and was allegedly found to be in possession of one-tenth of a gram of heroin, two syringes, digital scales and other paraphernalia.

Palmer is facing preliminary charges of Dealing in a Controlled Substance (Level 6 felony ), Possession of a Controlled Substance (Level 6 felony ), Illegal Possession of a Syringe (Level 6 felony) and Possession of Paraphernalia (Level A misdemeanor). He is being held in the Jennings County Jail on $1,055 bond.