Two arrested for drugs after traffic stop

A routine traffic stop in Sisters led to the arrest of two people for alleged possession of a controlled substance on Sunday night, December 4.

According to Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office reports, a deputy stopped a car traveling through Sisters for a traffic violation. The driver was driving on a suspended license.

During the stop, the deputy determined he had probable cause to search the vehicle. He saw “a large amount of drug paraphernalia” in the car, according to sheriff’s office reports. The materials included scales and packaging material with residue on it that the sheriff’s office reports as “evidence consistent with methamphetamine.”

The couple was apparently traveling through Sisters from the Lebanon/Albany area on their way to Bend.

Deputies arrested Scott Joseph Simpson, 38, and Amanda Rae Stafford, 29. Both were cited for possession of a controlled substance and released. They will have a court date in Deschutes County.