PADUCAH, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) — Following a traffic stop on Monday night, authorities charged a Paducah woman with drug trafficking.
Deputies pulled over a vehicle driven by 35-year-old Leanna Alexander on Irvin Cobb Drive. Aware that Alexander’s driver’s license was suspended and that she was on probation for drug-related offenses, deputies initiated the stop.
During the encounter, Alexander purportedly confessed to having drugs and paraphernalia concealed on her person. Deputies conducted a search and allegedly discovered six grams of methamphetamine, a glass smoking pipe, marijuana, doses of Xanax, and $1043 in cash suspected to be proceeds from illegal drug transactions.
Alexander faces charges of operating a vehicle with a suspended license, trafficking in methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, possession of Xanax, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
