PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pike County woman who was pulled over for improper equipment soon found herself staring at a drug trafficking charge, after the officer spotted something suspicious when she went to retrieve her license and insurance.

Pikeville Police pulled over Debra Lynn Smith, 28, of Pikeville, when an officer spotted her driving with a cracked windshield, no side mirror and a burned-out brake light. After the officer asked for her license and insurance, she reached into a backpack, allowing the officer to see a syringe inside.

That gave him probable cause to conduct a search, resulting in the discovery of a large amount of meth, a smaller amount of fentanyl, scales and a bag of syringes inside a purse. Smith told the officer that the purse wasn’t hers.

She was arrested and charged with meth trafficking, possession of fentanyl and paraphernalia, and a number of traffic violations.