(BENTON, IL) — Two people were recently arrested on drug charges in Benton. According to Benton Police, officers reported to the 1400 block of South Pope Street Thursday in an attempt to find and arrest 46-year-old Gina L. Cooper of Benton on an active Alabama warrant for failure to appear. While at Cooper’s home, officers found methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. Both Cooper and a second suspect at the home, 34-year-old Harold K. Pope of Marion, were charged with unlawful possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. Cooper and Pope were taken to the Franklin County Jail for further processing.