A Great Bend man was arrested for a host of drug charges following a traffic stop Saturday night, according to a  news release from the Great Bend Police Department. 

At about 9:37 p.m. Saturday, officers with the GBPD initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle in the 2600 block of Washington Street for a traffic infraction. During the stop, K9 Menta was utilized to conduct a free air sniff, where she alerted to the presence of illegal narcotics, the release said. While searching the vehicle, Officers located several different illegal narcotics to include marijuana, cocaine, methamphetamine and non-prescribed prescription medications.

The Driver of the vehicle, Stephen Sprague, 47 of Great Bend, was arrested for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute within 1,000 feet of a school, possession of marijuana, possession of controlled substances, possession of opiates and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was transported to the Barton County Jail where he was booked in lieu of a $300,000 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.