(KAIR)--A former Atchison resident is among two men arrested earlier this month on drug charges in Edwards County, Kansas.

According to The Dodge City Daily Globe, 58-year-old Ivan Cushinberry was arrested along with 51-year-old Kelvin Dabney following the execution of search warrants on the morning of April 11.

Both men are identified as current residents of the city of Lewis.

The newspaper reports two separate warrants were served in Lewis as part of an 8-month investigation, leading to the seizure of what's identified as a large amount of marijuana and pharmaceutical drugs.

The investigation was led by the Edwards County Sheriff's Department,with the Lewis Police Department and the Kansas Department of Revenue assisting.

Cushinberry is charged with six counts of distribution of a controlled substance within 1,000 feet of a school, while Dabney is charged with one count of distribution of a controlled substance within 1,000 feet of a school.

Cushinberry has been released on a bond of $100,000, while Dabney, as of last week, remained in custody on a bond of $75,000.

Preliminary hearings for both are scheduled for Thursday in Edwards County.