(KAIR)--A traffic stop in Atchison Saturday night lead to the arrest of two people on drug charges.

According to a report from Atchison Police Chief Mike Wilson, an officer stopped a vehicle in the 17-hundred block of South 6th Street shortly before 10:30.

Wilson said the stop led to an investigation at the scene that resulted in the arrest of the 40-year-old driver, Charles Barrand, of St. Joseph, Missouri, and his passenger, 32-year-old Kathryn Meugniot, of Sabetha.

Wilson said Meugniot was allegedly found to be possession of a quantity of methamphetamine. She was arrested on a charge of possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Barrand was arrested for possession of marijuana and driving while suspended. He was also arrested on Jackson and Brown County warrants for theft, failure to appear and failure to register as a violent offender.

Meugniot and Barrand were both booked into the Atchison County Jail.