A defective brake light on a car leads to the arrest of three people and recovery of more than $13,000 in methamphetamine and marijuana.

Saline County Sheriff Glen Kochanowski said a deputy pulled over a car in the 600 block of Montrose in Salina on Wednesday after noticing the car bad brake light, and recognizing one of the passengers in the car as someone with outstanding warrants.

During the stop and arrest of the person with warrants, it was discovered that the driver and another passenger was in possession of methamphetamine, marijuana, and drug paraphernalia.

135 grams of meth, and 19 grams of marijuana with a street value of $13,380 were recovered.

Arrested on the outstanding warrants was 28-year-old Reginald Benoit of Wichita. 49-year-old Evonne Primeaux and 19-year-old Jason Howard, both of Salina arrested on drug charges.

The Salina Police Department, The I-135/I-70 Drug Task Force, assisted the Saline County Sheriff’s Office in the arrest.