(KNZA)--Two individuals were arrested on drug charges following the execution of a search warrant at a Hiawatha motel room.
Based on an investigation, Brown County Sheriff John Merchant said deputies served the search warrant on August 9 at the Stars Inn.
Arrested on charges of possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia were 33-year-old Rita Grier, of Hiawatha, and 27-year-old Nicholas Kauffman, of Sabetha.
Grier also faces a charge of trafficking contraband into a correctional facility.
The pair were booked into the Brown County Jail, but have since been released on bond.
The Sac and Fox Police Department assisted.
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