Hillman traffic stop nets drug arrest

YOUNGSTOWN

Reports said police found 230 painkillers and a bag of marijuana about 4 p.m. Wednesday following a traffic stop at Hillman Street and Parkwood Avenue.

The driver, Melissa Mills, 28, did not have a driver’s license and told police she had the pills in the car, reports said.

Officers found the pills and marijuana after Mills gave consent to a search of her car, reports said. She was taken to the Mahoning County jail on charges of possession of drugs, driving under suspension and possession of marijuana.