BARTON COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating three suspects on drug allegations.

Just after 2p.m. Monday,  detectives with the Barton County Sheriff’s Office noticed two suspicious pickup trucks driving down a private lease road in the 100 block of North Washington north of Great Bend, according to Sheriff Brian Bellendir.

Detectives were able to make contact with three occupants in one of the pick-up trucks and observed them to be acting in a suspicious manner.

The Barton County Sheriff’s Office K9 Unit was called to assist.  Sheriff’s Deputy K9 “Kia” performed a sniff on the truck.  K9 “Kia” indicated on the truck and drugs were seized including, methamphetamine, marijuana and drug paraphernalia.  Krystal Halseth age 21, Alex Delgadillo age 18 and Ismael Dominguez III age 19 all of Great Bend, were arrested at the scene and transported to the Barton County Jail.

This marks the seventh arrest made by K9 “Kia” since he transferred from the Great Bend Police Department to the Sheriff’s Office on March 10.

Kia has “made” several cases for the Sheriff’s Office as well as assisted the Great Bend Police Department when their K9 is not available, according to Bellendir.