Couple With Child In Vehicle Arrested On Drug Charges

MANCHESTER, NH — A couple driving with a young child in a vehicle were arrested on drug charges Tuesday after police stopped them in Manchester. Around 1:15 p.m., police from the department's Street Crime Unit noticed a woman on Wilson Street whose "behavior was suspicious," according to Heather Hamel, the public information officer for the Manchester Police Department. The behavior, she added, "was consistent with that of someone who was involved in a drug transaction."

After leaving the area, officers stopped the vehicle and spoke with the driver, Kenneth Ordway, 27, of Pittsfield, and then, searched a passenger in the vehicle, Britny Ordway, 29, of Concord.

"Upon searching her, (officers) found heroin-fentanyl and crystal methamphetamine," Hamel said.

Britny Ordway was charged with two felony possession of controlled drugs. She was released on bail and is expected in Hillsborough County Superior Court North on Jan. 23. Kenneth Ordway was charged with misdemeanor transporting drugs and is due in Manchester District Court on Feb. 7.

The child, who was under 5-years-old, was examined by AMR ambulance personnel and found to be in good health. The child was released to a relative, according to Hamel.

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