Oran mother and son arrested, facing drug-related charges

BENTON, Mo. -- An Oran mother and her son face drug-related charges after their arrest Saturday.

On Saturday deputies went to a residence in Oran after receiving information of drug activity there.

"Deputies made contact with the mother. She gave the deputies permission to search her residence, property and vehicles," Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter said.

During the search of her vehicle, deputies located a metal "aspirin" container with orange and pink prescription pills in it. It was determined both pills were Aderol, which is a controlled substance. The mother told deputies she knew the pills were controlled substances, and she did not have a prescription for them.

The son was present also and gave permission to the deputies to search his vehicle. Located in his vehicle was a metal "aspirin" container that matched the container located in his mother's vehicle. Inside the container was a partial piece of an orange prescription pill that matched the orange pills located in his mother's container.

For the full story, see the March 7, 2016, edition of the Standard Democrat.