BARTON COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities in Barton County are investigating two suspects on drug charges.

Just before 2 a.m. on Wednesday, sheriff’s deputies stopped a vehicle near the intersection of 10th and Patton in Great Bend for a traffic violation, according to a media release.

The driver of the 2006 Pontiac G6 Codey Elsasser, 32, Great Bend, was a habitual violator and driving on a revoked driver’s license.

Officers also noted the license plate on the vehicle had been altered and was expired. The driver was placed under arrest.

During the course of the investigation, a quantity of suspected marijuana and suspected methamphetamine were also found in the vehicle.

Along with the controlled substances, deputies found two .45 caliber pistols as well as a semi-automatic rifle.

Scales, packing material and other drug paraphernalia were found in the vehicle. $509 in US currency was also seized.

A passenger in the vehicle Autumn R. Coleman, 23, Pullman, AK, was also placed under arrest on drug charges.

Elsasser was booked into the Barton County jail for possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute within 1000 feet of a school, possession of methamphetamine, possession of paraphernalia, no drug tax stamp, criminal use of a weapon, driving while revoked and various other traffic violations.

Coleman was charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute within 1000 feet of a school, possession of drug paraphernalia and no tax stamp. Bond for both the suspects has been set at $300,000.