Two Whitley County residents were arrested early Sunday morning on a myriad of drug-related charges.

 

Deputies were patrolling along KY  26 in Corbin when they spotted a car suspiciously parked alongside the ramp leading from KY 3041 to KY 26. Deputies began investigating, making contact with the woman, 38-year-old Michelle Faulkner, of Richmond. Upon seeing Faulkner, officers heard tree branches snapping along the wood-line. Further investigation revealed 40-year-old Danny Smith, of Corbin, to be lying in a thicket with a backpack close by.

 

Within the backpack, deputies uncovered a large amount of suspected meth and other drugs in addition to paraphernalia commonly associated with meth trafficking.

 

Faulkner and Smith were both charged with two counts of trafficking in a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, and trafficking marijuana. Additionally, Smith was served multiple outstanding warrants out of Whitley and Knott Counties, including possession of a handgun by a convicted felon.

 

Both individuals were transported to the Whitley County Detention Center.