(KNZA)--A Jackson County traffic stop leads to the arrest of a Hiawatha man on drug charges.

Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse, in a news release, said a deputy observed a car traveling southbound on Arizona Street in Holton shortly after 9:30 Monday morning.

Morse said the deputy stopped the vehicle after confirming the driver did not have a valid driver’s license.

The passenger, 31-year-old Christopher Speckhals, was subsequently searched and arrested for allegedly being in possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.

The driver was released at the scene.