Seward County Sheriff’s Office makes drug arrest during traffic stop

Seward County, Kan.–The Seward County Sheriff’s Office has announced the arrest of a male after a traffic violation early Wednesday monring.

According to the release, a Seward County Sheriff’s Office Deputy initiated a traffic stop on Highway 54 near Kismet for a traffic violation. During the traffic enforcement, the Deputy observed numerous indicators of criminal activity. A subsequent search revealed vacuum-sealed bundles of suspected methamphetamine. The total approximate weight of the methamphetamine located was 45 pounds. A 48-year-old male was taken into custody and lodged in the Seward County Jail in this incident.

The Seward County Sheriff’s Office coordinated focus on the trafficking and distribution of narcotics is helping keep these dangerous drugs out of our community and others.

*The person(s) involved have not yet been convicted of a crime and are presumed innocent. The presumption of innocence shall continue until such time that the person(s) accused may be found guilty by a court of law.*