Drug arrest made, investigation ongoing

Police seized more than 33 grams of cocaine Tuesday night during a drug arrest made after a traffic stop.\nThe driver, Jessica N. Figueiredo, 23, now faces preliminary charges of dealing cocaine, a class B felony, and possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute, a class A felony.\n"Figueiredo is the target of an ongoing drug investigation," said Bloomington Police Department Captain Joe Qualters. Officers were originally looking to take her into custody because she had dealt drugs to a confidential informant during a prior investigation, he said.\nQualters said officers located Figueiredo in her car on the 200 block of N. Smith Road, driving Clarence Patterson, 21, and Reginall Perry, 19, and performed the traffic stop.\nA police report described Patterson as "fidgety." Qualters said a canine on the scene indicated the presence of narcotics in the vehicle. A detective observed a bag containing a substance believed to be crack cocaine in plain sight, Qualters said.\nOfficers found more than $800 on Figueiredo, as well as plant material believed to be marijuana and a white powdery substance believed to be cocaine.\nPatterson had a total of 33 grams of cocaine on his person and more than $1,000 in cash. Officers arrested Patterson on a preliminary charge of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute.\nPerry was arrested on a preliminary charge of visiting a common nuisance, a class B misdemeanor.\n"The investigation will continue, due to information and evidence that was seized at the time of this arrest, including cell phones and information obtained from the individuals," Qualters said.