(KAIR)--An Atchison man is facing drug charges following a traffic stop Tuesday evening.

According to a release from Atchison Police Chief Mike Wilson, 51-year-old Robert “Jamie” Ford was stopped and arrested in the 600 block of North 11th Street.

Wilson says an officer on patrol shortly before 7:00 recognized Ford as having outstanding District Court warrants and stopped his vehicle. Ford was taken into custody on two warrants and cited for multiple traffic violations, including driving while suspended, no vehicle insurance, an expired tag, and transporting an open container.

Wilson says officers later found Ford in the alleged possession of cocaine and drug paraphernalia, leading to related charges.

Once in custody, Ford was booked into the Atchison County Jail.

According to Wilson, one of the District Court warrants charging Ford with possession of cocaine and drug paraphernalia stems from a June 2025 joint investigation between Atchison Police and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. That operation, leading to the warrant, led to 7 other drug-related arrests in late June of last year.