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A Kansas woman is facing a felony drug charge after a traffic stop by police Wednesday afternoon in Joplin.
An officer stopped a vehicle at Third Street and Byers Avenue for a traffic violation.
Police Cpl. Chuck Niess said a search of a passenger turned up a bag that contained five pills of hydrocodone, a prescription narcotic.
Melinda M. Soper, 24, of Dennis, Kan., was arrested and charged with felony possession of a controlled substance.
