HINTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Summers County law enforcement arrested three individuals Wednesday following separate drug-related investigations, officials reported.

At approximately 8 a.m. on November 5, Sheriff J.L. Faris conducted a traffic stop on Big Creek Road involving a vehicle occupied by two people.

During the stop, Sheriff Faris determined that further investigation was necessary, and Deputy J.L. Farmer assisted on the scene.

Authorities discovered a significant quantity of methamphetamine in the vehicle, leading to the arrest of Billie Jo Pettry, 42, of Hinton, and Joshua Akers, 38, of Pearisburg, Virginia.

Both were charged with possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine, arraigned in Summers County Magistrate Court, and transported to the Southern Regional Jail.

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