A Hillsboro man and a Witt woman were arrested in Schram City on Wednesday, Oct. 23, after allegedly being in possession of narcotics.

Mario Alvarez, 55, and Hope N. Stewart, 31, were taken into custody at 6:31 p.m. at a residence on Frey Avenue. Hillsboro Police Officers and Montgomery County Sheriff's Deputies responded to the scene to serve arrest warrants for the two.

According to Hillsboro Police Chief Randy Leetham, officers found Alvarez in possession of narcotics in plain view while serving the warrant. They also found white powder on a mirror that Stewart admitted to being heroin. In all, officers recovered 12 capsules, commonly referred to as buttons, of suspected heroin, and a baggie of suspected crystal methamphetamine. Stewart admitted to being at the residence to purchase heroin and had money in hand when she was arrested.

Alvarez and Stewart were both booked into the Montgomery County Jail on the warrants. In addition, Alvarez was booked on charges of Possession of a Controlled Substance, Delivery of a Controlled Substance and Possession of Methamphetamine.