SALINA- Police checking for a possible runaway girl arrested two men on drug charges Monday evening in Salina.

Police Captain Mike Sweeney said officers went to the Value Inn and Suites, 1640 W. Crawford just after 7 p.m. looking for a 16-year-old runaway girl from Oklahoma.

They found the girl in a room with 37-year-old Nathan Thompson of Salina, and 44-year-old Kurtis Hubbard of Manhattan.

A search of the room found methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia in a backpack.

The two men were charged with possession of methamphetamine, no Kansas tax stamp, possession of drug paraphernalia, and aggravated endangerment of a child.

The teen was placed in protective custody and waiting to be sent back to Oklahoma.