On Saturday, June 24, 2023 Adair County Deputy Josh Durbin and K-9 Deputy Chandler Staten initiated a traffic stop on KY55 North. 
 

After an investigation it was found that the operator, Tony Saunders of Monticello, KY had an active Wayne County arrest warrant for trafficking in a controlled substance. K-9 Nitro was deployed on the vehicle and a positive hit indicator was given for controlled substances inside the auto. A search yielded a quantity of suspected methamphetamine.

Saunders was arrested on the outstanding felony indictment warrant out of Wayne County. A passenger, George Young, was taken into custody for Possession of a Controlled Substance 1st degree (meth). Both men were lodged in the Adair County Regional Jail.

Deputies Josh Durbin and Chandler Staten are continuing the investigation.