On 1/27/22, Mt. Carmel Police arrested Gilbert A. Cowles, age 61, of West Salem, Illinois, for Possession of Methamphetamine, Driving While License Suspended, and a Richland County Illinois warrant for Failure to Appear.  MCPD received notification from Edwards County authorities regarding Cowles operating a vehicle headed towards Mt. Carmel with a suspended license and a valid warrant.  The arresting officer located Cowles and conducted a traffic stop at 10th & Chestnut Street.  Cowles was taken into custody on the warrant, at which time the officer located a folded up $1 bill that contained suspected methamphetamine inside of it.  Cowles was taken to the Wabash County Jail, where he was issued the warrant and the above charges before being turned over to jail staff.