Mar 09, 2025

Sheriff: Kansas woman was transporting meth

Posted Mar 09, 2025 10:00 PM
Simmons photo Jackson Co.
Simmons photo Jackson Co.

JACKSON COUNTY—Law enforcement are investigating a Kansas woman on drug allegations.

Just before 12:30 a.m. March 6, a Sheriff's Deputy conducted a traffic stop on a Mercedes SUV near 150th and Q. Road, according to Sheriff Tim Morse.

A Jackson County Sheriff’s K-9 alerted to the presence of illegal narcotics within the vehicle. A search of the vehicle ended with the driver, Shantel Rene Simmons, 39, of Valley Falls, was arrested and booked into the Jackson County Jail on requested charges of  possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia.