Great Bend Police arrested a 47-year-old Great Bend man Wednesday evening after a traffic stop led to the discovery of suspected narcotics.

According to a GBPD report, at approximately 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, an officer initiated a traffic stop in the 2400 block of Main Street for a vehicle with an expired registration. The driver, Nathan Manley, did not have a valid driver’s license, the vehicle did not have insurance, and the vehicle’s registration had expired two years prior.

The GBPD K-9, Menta, conducted a free-air sniff of the vehicle. Menta indicated to the odor of illegal narcotics coming from the vehicle. A search produced suspected methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. Manley was placed under arrest and transported to the Barton County Jail where he was booked in lieu of bond.

If anyone has any information regarding this or any other investigation, they are encouraged to contact the GBPD by calling 620-793-4120 or Crime Stoppers at 620-792-1300.