On Monday, March 10, at approximately 5:47 p.m., officers from the Great Bend Police Department responded to United Parcel Services (UPS) located at 2316 9th Street in Great Bend in reference to a suspicious package.
Officers were notified that a package had been intercepted by staff and flagged as suspicious. Inside of the suspicious package, officers discovered 7.6 grams of crystal methamphetamine hidden within the contents of the package. The investigating officers were able to identify the suspect attempting to mail the package.
On Tuesday, March 11, officers responded to a residence located at 2087 NW 60th Street, in Stafford County in reference to the execution of a narcotics search warrant. Officers apprehended the suspect from the UPS incident identified as Chandler Wieland, age 57. Officers also apprehended Lisa Rugan, age 56, at the residence. During a search of the residence, officers located over 100 grams of methamphetamine, marijuana, other controlled substances, evidence of drug distribution, as well as illegal and stolen firearms.
Wieland was arrested and transported to the Barton County Jail and booked on two counts of distribution of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, possession of controlled substances, possession of drug paraphernalia, criminal use of weapons, possession of a stolen firearm and no drug tax stamp.
Rugan was also arrested and transported to the Barton County Jail and booked on one count of distribution of methamphetamine, felony interference with law enforcement, possession of marijuana, possession of controlled substances, possession of drug paraphernalia, criminal use of a weapon and no drug tax stamp.