WARSAW — Three local residents were arrested in June in separate incidents after police officers made traffic stops and discovered illegal drugs.

They include:

• Trent Joel Barlow, 32, 104 5th St., Winona Lake, is being charged with possession of a narcotic drug, a level 6 felony; and possession of paraphernalia, a class C misdemeanor.

On June 29, a Warsaw police officer saw a vehicle fail to properly signal a turn. The officer made a traffic stop and identified the driver as Barlow. According to court documents, Barlow appeared to be nervous while talking with the officer. After learning Barlow had a vape pen in his vehicle containing THC, the officer searched the vehicle and found a plastic bag containing heroin and a cut end of a straw that tested positive for heroin. He was booked in the Kosciusko County Jail on June 29, with a $5,250 surety and cash bond.

• Sara Francine Rivera, 33, 290 Anchorage Road, No. 118, Warsaw, is being charged with possession of methamphetamine, a level 6 felony; driving while suspended, a class A misdemeanor; and possession of paraphernalia, a class C misdemeanor.

On June 30, a Warsaw police officer saw a vehicle that did not have a working license plate light. The officer made a traffic stop and identified the driver as Rivera, who said her license had been suspended. She was then placed under arrest for driving while suspended and her vehicle was searched. During the search, the officer found a glass smoking pipe containing methamphetamine residue. Rivera was booked in the Kosciusko County Jail on June 30, with a $5,250 surety and cash bond.

• Brett Alan Reffitt, 30, 720 Wexford Place, Warsaw, is being charged with possession of methamphetamine, a level 6 felony; and possession of paraphernalia, a class C misdemeanor.

On June 19, a Warsaw police officer saw a vehicle with false registration on North Detroit Street, in the area of Lyon Street. The officer made a traffic stop and identified the driver as Reffitt. According to court documents, a K9 outside of the vehicle detected drugs. The officer searched the vehicle and found a digital scale and a plastic bag containing 2.8 grams of methamphetamine. Reffitt has an active criminal case for possession of methamphetamine in Kosciusko County Circuit Court. He has already been arrested and released on a $5,250 surety and cash bond. Reffitt has an initial hearing at 8:15 a.m. Thursday, July 18.