A traffic stop at around 9:50-p.m. Wednesday in Clarinda, resulted in the arrest of a local man on drug charges. Officers arrested 47-year old Charles Thomas Harmsen, of Clarinda, after discovering drugs in a vehicle being operated by Harmsen during a traffic stop at 22nd & State Street. Harmsen was arrested for driving on a suspended license, possession of methamphetamine and possession of marijuana. Harmsen is currently being held in the Page County Jail on $2,500 bail.

Police reports have been submitted to the offices of Page County Attorney Carl M. Sonksen for review regarding the filing of formal charges.