A Kansas man was arrested in Nowata County on various drug charges.

According to the Nowata County Sheriff's Office, Deputy Walton conducted a traffic stop on Highway 169 near County Road 19 for a vehicle driving off of the roadway. Before 42-year old Byron Anderson came to a stop, he began throwing items out of the window. During this traffic stop, 116 grams of a substance suspected to be methamphetamine, 77 pills suspected to be ecstasy, and 4 grams of a substance suspected to be cocaine was found.

Anderson is being charged in district court for two counts of trafficking illegal drugs and possession with intent to distribute.