Two arrested as part of narcotics investigation with Nodaway County Sheriff and NW Missouri Drug Task Force

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- Two people are in custody following a monthslong narcotics investigation in Northwest Missouri that led to the seizure of various controlled substances.

The Nodaway County Sheriff's Office announced Tuesday that two suspects were arrested on drug and weapons charges after search warrants were carried out in Clearmont, Missouri, and Atchison County in connection with an ongoing narcotics investigation that began last year

The operations were carried out with the help of the Northwest Missouri Drug Task Force and led to the seizure of controlled substances, multiple firearms and materials tied to distributing narcotics.

The subject, a convicted felon, was taken into custody and held on $100,000 bond for charges including distribution of a controlled substance in a protected location, driving while revoked/suspended, possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession and use of a firearm.

According to the department, the investigation initially began with a traffic stop that lead to a search warrant and seizure of approximately one ounce of methamphetamine and packaging material from a residence in rural Nodaway County.

This Clearmont investigation led to another search warrant and the arrest of one person in Atchison County, Missouri. Charges filed in that case include:

• Distribution of a Controlled Substance in a Protected Location
• Possession of a Controlled Substance
• Tampering with Physical Evidence
• Resisting/Interfering with an Arrest for a Felony