RUSSELL COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities in Russell County are investigating two men in connection with drugs and a stolen vehicle.

Cody Gustus, 26, Great Bend, and Samuel Hunter, Ellsworth, were arrested after the vehicle Gustus was driving was pulled over on a traffic stop at Main and Harvest in Lucas, according to a media release from the Russell County Sheriff’s Office.

During the stop, the deputy noticed that the Chrysler Voyager van had a license plate that should have been on a 1997 Dodge Intrepid.

Further investigation revealed drugs in the vehicle.
Gustus was arrested on a Barton County warrant for possession of a stolen vehicle.

He was also charged with possession of a stimulant and paraphernalia, illegal tag, driving while suspended and no registration.

Hunter, a passenger in the van, was arrested for possession of methamphetamine, possession of a stimulant and paraphernalia.

The two men were booked into the Russell County Jail.