(Thurman, Iowa) – A traffic stop Saturday afternoon on Interstate 29 between the Percival and Thurman exits, resulted in the arrest of two Nebraska men on drug charges. According to the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office, deputies with the Fremont County K9 Unit stopped a 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix for fraudulent license plates at mile-marker 19, southbound on I-29 at around 12:35-p.m.

The driver, 64-year-old George Haynes Sr., of Omaha, was arrested for possession of methamphetamine, possession of a schedule II controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and was cited for no valid driver’s license. He was being held at the Fremont County Jail on a $2,000 bond.

A passenger in the vehicle, 61-year-old Clinton Morris, also from Omaha, was arrested on an active warrant out of Nebraska. He was being held without bond, pending extradition.