FINNEY COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect on drug charges after a traffic stop.
Just after 8p.m. Thursday, police conducted a traffic stop on a Cadillac Deville in the 1400 block of N. Main Street in Garden City, according to a media release.
After further investigation, a search of the vehicle was conducted. Officers located suspected fentanyl, methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia along with a firearm and ammunition.
The driver 35-year-old Albert Burdett of Garden City, KS, was taken into custody on requested charges of Distribution of a Stimulant < 3.5 Grams, Criminal Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. He has previous convictions for battery, criminal possession of a firearm and for drugs, according to the Kansas Dept. of Corrections.