(KNZA)--A Sabetha man has been arrested in Brown County on drug charges.

Brown County Sheriff John Merchant said the sheriff's department's drug task force received information Monday about illegal drug activity in the northwest part of the county.

Upon investigation, Merchant said deputies arrested 59-year-old Louis Fulton on charges of possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Fulton was booked into the Brown County Jail, and was later released on bond.

The incident remains under investigation.