Tamela Stevens of Butler, charged with felony drug possession in Butler.

There was no clean getaway for a Butler woman following a traffic stop this month in the city.

Inside a fake container of Ajax cleanser — stashed in a hidden compartment — were 35 stamp bags of suspected narcotics. The can with the false bottom was in a rental car that Tamela L. Stevens was driving May 2, according to court testimony.

The testimony came at a preliminary hearing for Stevens, 46, of Butler. District Judge William Fullerton found there was sufficient evidence to hold her for court on felony and misdemeanor drug possession charges.

Butler Patrolman Michael Sulerud said he was on duty about 10:40 p.m. when he recognized the defendant driving in the area of Miller Avenue and West Penn Street. He also knew her license was suspended.

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