SOLOMON – A Kansas woman is in custody in Dickinson County on drug distribution charges.

Dickinson County Sheriff Gareth Hoffman reported his department’s drug enforcement officers witnessed an alleged drug transaction of methamphetamine in the 300 block of East 4th Street in Solomon on April 14.

A traffic stop was conducted, and Melanie Jo Smith, 29,  Salina, was subsequently arrested. Hoffman alleged that Smith had been observed by Drug Enforcement agents selling methamphetamine in Solomon. A search was conducted, and authorities located U.S. currently, digital scales, baggies, marijuana, and more than five grams of methamphetamine that was packed for sale and distribution.

Smith was arrested on suspicion of Conspiracy to Distribute Methemphetamine, Distribution of Methamphetamine, Possession of Methamphetamine With the Intent to Sell, Possession of Methamphetamine, Felony Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Misdemeanor Possession of Parphernalia, Possession of Marijuana, Unlawful Use of a Telecommunications Device, Receiving Drug Proceeds, and three counts of Failure to Obtain a Kansas Drug Tax Stamp.

The case is ongoing and further arrests are possible.