SALINE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating two South Carolina men on drug charges after an Interstate 70 traffic stop.

Just after 1a.m. Tuesday, a Saline County deputy stopped a Buick for speeding and other traffic violations near the Ohio exit on Interstate 70, according to Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander.

While talking with the driver, the deputy saw drug paraphernalia in the car and eventually uncovered 34 ounces of marijuana, 32 grams of marijuana wax, and a 9 mm handgun.

The deputy arrested Malik Stephens, 22, of West Columbia, S.C., and Stephen Davis, 39, of Columbia, S.C., on requested charges of felony possession of marijuana with intent to sell and felony possession of drug paraphernalia.