A Greenwood woman who confessed to police that she had methamphetamine inside her pocketbook during a Friday afternoon traffic stop was booked on a drug charge.
Maxine Ruley, 46, of 226 Briggs Ave., was charged with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
A woman was pulled over in the area of Harper Street as authorities from the Greenwood County Drug Enforcement Unit were executing a search warrant at her home.
The woman told an officer she had methamphetamine inside her pocketbook on the front seat of her car.
During a search, police found four clear plastic bags with a crystal-like substance that tested positive for methamphetamine, weighing a total of 1.66 grams.
Authorities also found a glass smoking device in the purse. A search of her residence turned up more paraphernalia, including two sets of digital scales, a box of glass pipes and a hand-rolled marijuana cigar.
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