A traffic stop Saturday for a simple equipment violation in Fremont County resulted in one person being arrested on drug charges. The Sheriff’s Office says after the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office K9 Unit stopped a 2006 Dodge Status near the intersection of Manti Road and Airport Road near Shenandoah, a narcotics K9 was deployed and alerted to the presence of a controlled substance in the vehicle.

A passenger in the vehicle, 39-year old Nikki Garner, of Shenandoah, was arrested and transported to the Fremont County Jail.

Nikki Garner

Upon arrival to the jail, it was discovered that Garner was concealing controlled substances inside a body cavity and attempted to destroy the evidence at the jail.

She was arrested for: Possession of a controlled Substance (marijuana); Possession of drug paraphernalia; Possession of Contraband in a Correctional Institution; Interference with Official Acts; 3 counts of Unlawful Possession of a Prescription Drug, and two counts of Possession of a Schedule IV Controlled Substance.

Garner was being held on $11,300 bond. The Shenandoah Police Department assisted the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office with the stop.