Suspect held on $100,000 bond after traffic stop in Great Bend

BARTON COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect on drug charges after a traffic stop.

Just after noon Tuesday, a Great Bend Police Department detective made a traffic stop in the 2100 block of Harrison, according to a media release. During the traffic stop, the officer detected the odor of marijuana and conducted a search of the vehicle.

The officer located approximately 5 pounds of marijuana, methamphetamine, acid, mushrooms, MDMA, and drug paraphernalia inside the vehicle.

They arrested Xavier Allen Carey, 25, and transported him to the Barton County Jail where he was booked and confined in lieu of $100,000 bond.

Authorities have not released details on requested charges in the case.