Great Bend Police Chief Steve Haulmark reports that a traffic stop on Sunday afternoon turned into a drug arrest.

At approximately 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 12, an officer with the Great Bend Police Department conducted a traffic stop for illegal window tint on a 2010 Ford Fusion pulling into the Walgreen’s parking lot. The driver was identified as Shawna Contrerez, 34.

During this time, the front passenger identified as Stephen Arnold Jr., 37, exited the front passenger seat with a backpack and left on foot into Walgreen’s. K9 Menta arrived on scene and was utilized to conduct a free-air sniff of the vehicle. After a positive alert of the odor of narcotics in the vehicle, officers entered into Walgreen’s, where they located and detained Arnold.

Officers conducted a search of the vehicle. During the search, Officers located suspected methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, controlled substance, and marijuana.

Contrerez and Arnold were arrested and charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, possession of a controlled substance, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Contrerez was booked in for Illegal window tint as well. Both were transported to the Barton County Jail where they were booked and confined in lieu of a $10,000 bond.

If anyone has any information regarding this case 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.