Stateline Traffic Stop Yields Drug Arrest

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Police officers in Ardmore seized drugs, including cocaine and methamphetamine laced with fentanyl while on patrol Thursday evening near the Tennessee/Alabama state line.  Officers noticed Ralph Kaplinger operating a vehicle in an erratic manner, leading them to conduct a traffic stop.  A K9 officer alerted them to drugs inside the vehicle and Kaplinger was subsequently taken into custody.  He was transported to the Limestone County Jail to await court proceedings.