A 17-year-old Roanoke Rapids girl was arrested today for cocaine and marijuana possession after she was allegedly caught driving recklessly on Sam Powell Dairy Road.

Detective R. Somogyi of the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office said Lieutenant Doug Pilgreen observed a vehicle operated recklessly on Sam Powell Dairy Road near Zoo Road.

Somogyi assisted Pilgreen on the traffic stop and arrested Lenzie Lasha Hardin for possession of cocaine, possession of marijuana and maintaining a vehicle for keeping a controlled substance.

She was jailed on $500 bond and has a July 25 court date.