SALINE COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect on drug charges after a weekend shooting.

Just after 8p.m. Saturday, police were sent to the 800 Block of Sherman after report of a shooting, according to Captain Paul Forrester.

When officers arrived they found an uncooperative 28-year-old Joseph Valdez suffering from a gunshot wound to his upper left thigh. He was taken to Salina Regional Health Center for treatment of the wound.

Officers obtained a search warrant for the home and recovered a .380 Taurus handgun, one spent shell casing, about an ounce of meth, and digital scales.

Once Valdez is released from the hospital, police requesting charges of possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute within a thousand feet of a school, felon in possession of a firearm, No drug tax stamp, and felony and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia.

Valdez also has a warrant for his arrest from Cowley County on a burglary charge, according to Forrester.