BARTON COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating two suspects after separate traffic stops in Great Bend
Just before 2p.m. Sunday, police stopped a 2003 Pontiac in the 2700 block of 24th for a traffic violation. During the stop, K-9, Menta, was deployed for a sniff around the vehicle and indicated an odor of an illegal drug in the vehicle. The vehicle was searched and methamphetamine, marijuana and drug paraphernalia were found.
Police arrested 55-year old David Meitler and booked him at Barton County Jail in lieu of a $10,000 bond. He has a previous drug conviction in Pawnee County in 2005, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.
Just after 7:30p.m. February 28, police pulled over a driver in the 2300 block of Monroe in Great Bend and recognized the driver as 58-year old Earnest Klima and knew he was driving without a license, according to a media release.
As Klima was arrested, the officer located methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia on him. Klima was booked at Barton County Jail in lieu of a $10,000 bond.