Credit: Jackson County Sheriff's Office  

(KNZA)--Two people are in custody following a multi-month methamphetamine investigation in Jackson County.

Sheriff Tim Morse says deputies arrested the suspects February 26th near 4th and Arizona in Holton. The investigation, launched earlier this year in partnership with the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, included several undercover drug purchases in the county.

Early Thursday morning, deputies stopped a pickup truck at a local convenience store. Authorities believed the suspects were delivering methamphetamine from Topeka into Jackson County. Both occupants were taken into custody, and methamphetamine was seized at the scene.

Thirty-three-year-old Jade Graf of Topeka faces multiple charges, including distribution of methamphetamine within 1,000 feet of a school, possession of meth, drug paraphernalia violations, tax stamp violations, use of a communication device in the commission of a felony, and a probation violation.

The driver, 26-year-old Gary Hards of Denison, was arrested on charges of possession of methamphetamine and marijuana, along with drug paraphernalia violations.

The Sheriff’s Office says additional arrests and charges are expected as the investigation continues.