PHELPS, Ky. — A traffic stop for a registration violation resulted in two Pike County residents being arrested for drug trafficking.

A state trooper pulled over a Chevy Tahoe on Route 632 at Phelps, just before 4:30 Saturday afternoon.
The occupants of the vehicle — identified as Justin Tackett, 36, of Freeburn, and Megan Cox, 38, of Phelps — told the officer that there were warrants for their arrest.

When asked if they had anything illegal in their possession, Tackett reportedly produced a plastic bag containing a large amount of meth. Through a subsequent search, the trooper found additional small amounts of drugs and paraphernalia.

Tackett and Cox were arrested on drug trafficking and possession charges.