On Thursday, Jan. 12 at approximately 9:51 p.m., officers with the Great Bend Police Department initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle in the 1600 block of Morton Street for a traffic infraction.
During the traffic stop, K9 Menta was utilized to conduct a free air sniff, where she alerted to the presence of illegal narcotics. While searching the vehicle, officers located methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.
The driver of the vehicle, Katherine Butler, age 39, was placed under arrest for possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, no drug tax stamp and no proof of current insurance.
Butler was transported to the Barton County Jail where she was booked in lieu of bond.
If anyone has any information regarding this or any other investigation, they are encouraged to contact the Great Bend Police Department at (620) 793-4120 or Great Bend Crime Stoppers at (620) 792-1300 or online at p3tips.com.