Three arrested in Columbia for meth

Three people were arrested Monday night after officers stopped a car on Rangeline Street.

Officers ran the plates and traced the car back to Nicholas Hunt, who had an active felony warrant. A K-9 unit alerted officers to drugs in the vehicle.

When officers searched the car, they found 3 used syringes, a scale, package of plastic baggies, a box with 15 baggies of marijuana, and a glass pipe with marijuana residue.

Officers also found a baggie of meth in Hunt’s wallet.

Officers also arrested a passenger, Courtney Pape, after they found a baggie of meth in her makeup bag.

Another passenger, Christy Cummings, was also arrested after she tried to hide something with a seat cover. Officers found a glass pipe with meth residue on it.

Cummings was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia and a misdemeanor warrant for not having a driver’s license. Her bond was set at $1500 for both offenses.

Hunt was arrested for distribution of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, and a felony warrant for unlawful use of a weapon. His total bond added up to $27,000.

Pape was arrested for possession of a controlled substance with a $4,500 bond.