NORTH PROVIDENCE — A Cranston man and his North Providence female companion are being held without bail on drug charges after their car was pulled over for speeding on Douglas Avenue.

Patrol officer Luis R. Rivera said the car’s registration did not match that of the white Cadillac that the two — Yevette Boulris, 40, of 15 Taft Ave., North Providence, and the driver, Donald J. Turchetta, 51, of 144 Curry Rd., Cranston — were riding in when their vehicle passed Rivera’s radar post at 3 a.m. Saturday morning.

After the two were stopped, Turchetta said he was in the process of purchasing the car through a dealer whose name he could not remember. Police subsequently determined that the last registered owner of the Cadillac was Boulris’ brother, listed at the same address.

The police searched the vehicle and said they recovered two knives, a purse with a bottle of pills later identified as the prescription drug Alprazolam and nine small bags containing powder later identified as cocaine. Both suspects said they didn’t know how the drugs got there.

In addition, while conducting a pat down search of Turchetta, the police said they found one Vicodin pill and a small blue tube with more cocaine.

The two suspects were each charged with possession of cocaine and three other charges of possession of a controlled substance and controlled substance conspiracy. Turchetta was also charged with driving while in possession of a controlled substance, speeding, possession of a concealed weapon, improper registration and operating a motor vehicle without evidence of insurance.

They were later brought before a justice of the peace who had them remanded to the Adult Correctional Institutions.

In other recent activity:

•The police on Saturday charged James Barbary, 68, with simple assault and disorderly conduct after responding to a domestic disturbance at 9 Gray St. The police said they found blood on the walls and floor and Barbary with blood on his head that resulted from an argument with his wife.

After being treated for the injury, Barbary was taken to police headquarters, where a justice of the peace released him on $5,000 personal recognizance on the two misdemeanor charges. A no-contact order was also imposed.

•On Monday, the police charged James Stefflin Jr., 20, of 680 Grove St., Woonsocket, with domestic simple assault after an incident around 3:15 a.m. in which Stefflin allegedly tried to run over his former girlfriend with his car.

The woman, according to the police report, said she attempted to stop Stefflin from leaving by standing in front of his car. No injuries were reported.

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•Also on Monday, the police investigated a break into a condominium apartment at 2160 Mineral Spring Ave. Jennifer Leveille, the owner, said she had left the unit the day before and found it ransacked when she returned late the next morning. Reported missing were several pieces of jewelry.

rdujardi@projo.com