Photo credit: Jackson Co Sheriff's Office 

 

 

(KNZA)--Two men were arrested on drug possession charges following a traffic stop in Jackson County Thursday afternoon, December 11.

Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse, in a release, said a Sheriff's deputy conducted a traffic stop on a GMC Yukon around 1:45 on U.S. 75 highway near 142nd Road.

During the traffic stop, a K-9 was deployed.  Morse said the K-9 indicated to the presence of illegal drugs in the vehicle.  During a search of the vehicle, numerous items of drug paraphernalia, methamphetamine, marijuana and open containers were allegedly found.

52-year-old Ronald Robinson, of Lawrence, was arrested for possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

48-year-old Shawn Kilburn, of Topeka, was arrested for possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia and for a probation violation.

Following their arrest, the pair were booked into the Jackson County Jail.