TOPEKA — Two Oklahoma residents have been charged in federal court on drug charges stemming from an arrest in Thomas County.

Guillermo D. Andrade, 22, Oklahoma City, and Kiamichi F. Bond, 21, Norman, Okla., have been charged with possession with intent to distribute 21 pounds of methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said in a news release Wednesday.

In addition, Bond is charged with one count of unlawful possession of a firearm following a felony conviction. The crime is alleged to have occurred July 12 in Thomas County.

Upon conviction, the drug count carries a penalty of not less than five years and not more than 40 years in federal prison and a fine up to $5 million. The firearm count carries a penalty of up to 10 years and a fine up to $250,000. The Kansas Highway Patrol and the Drug Enforcement Administration investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mona Furst is prosecuting.

— Office of the U.S. Attorney General, District of Kansas