(L-R)--Adrian Duran and Steven Crockett/Credit: Atchison County Sheriff's Office 

(KAIR)--Fentanyl was the common factor in two separate, weekend Atchison arrests, with both Atchison residents facing charges for the alleged possession of the opioid.

Atchison Police Chief Mike Wilson, in a release, said the first arrest was that of 29-year-old Adrian Duran, who was taken into custody Saturday afternoon in the 700 block of North 10th Street on an Atchison County District Court warrant for possession of fentanyl, interference with law enforcement, and defective tail lamps.

Wilson, in the release, explained the warrant stemmed from an earlier incident on the evening of April 25, 2025, when an officer on patrol stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation in the 200 block of North 4th Street. Wilson said Duran, who was driving, was taken into custody after allegedly giving the officer false identity information and was subsequently found to be in the alleged possession of fentanyl.

In the second weekend arrest, Wilson reported that 70-year-old Steven Crockett was taken into custody Sunday afternoon in the 300 block of Santa Fe Street on a Municipal Court warrant for failure to appear in court.

Wilson said Crockett was arrested on the warrant and was subsequently found to allegedly be in possession of fentanyl and drug paraphernalia.

Following their arrests, both Duran and Crockett were booked into the Atchison County Jail.

Duran's bond is set at $10,000 while Crockett's is set at $200.