BARTON COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating two suspects on drug charges after a drug investigation in Barton County.

Just after 1 p.m. Monday, police executed a pair of narcotics-related search warrants. The first in the 300 block of East 4th Street in Hoisington where narcotics where found, according to police.

Later in the day, police searched a residence in the 300 block of East 3rd Street in Hoisington where drugs were also found.

As a result of the investigation, police arrested 38-year-old Jennifer Welcher and 30-year-old Matthew Harris who were booked on requested charges that include Distribution of a Controlled Substance within 1000 feet of a school. Bonds were each set at $50,000.