At 1:30 p.m., a state trooper stopped a white 2018 Chevrolet for a moving violation on East Ireland Road near Irish Hills Drive.

During the stop, the trooper discovered that the passenger of the vehicle, 23-year-old Ankoma Kirk of South Bend, was wanted for possession of a firearm without a permit, reports said.

In the vehicle, troopers found a loaded handgun that had been reported stolen, 29 pills identified as Oxycodone, 43 pills that tested positive for methamphetamine, 123 grams (0.27 pounds) of suspected marijuana, and several grams of suspected synthetic marijuana, according to reports.

Kirk was arrested on the following charges:

• Dealing Methamphetamine
• Possession of Methamphetamine
• Dealing Cocaine or Narcotic Drug
• Possession of Cocaine or Narcotic Drug
• Possession of a Firearm by a Serious Violent Felon
• Possession of Stolen Property
• Dealing Marijuana
• Possession of Marijuana

The driver of the vehicle, identified as 21-year-old Melanie Garcilazo of South Bend, was arrested on the following charges:

• Driving While Suspended-Prior
• Dealing Methamphetamine
• Possession of Methamphetamine
• Dealing Cocaine of Narcotic Drug
• Possession of Cocaine of Narcotic Drug
• Dealing Marijuana
• Possession of Marijuana

Both were taken to the St. Joseph County Jail.