Jul 01, 2020

Two arrested in Solomon drug bust late last week

Posted Jul 01, 2020 8:26 PM

SOLOMON -- Two men were arrested on multiple requested drug charges after a search warrant was executed in Solomn late last week.

On Friday, the Dickinson County Sheriff's Department Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU), with the assistance of sheriff's deputies and Kansas Highway Patrol troopers executed a search warrant in the 200 block of East Sixth Street in Solomon following a three-week investigation, according to Dickinson County Sheriff Gareth Hoffman.

Arrested were Ethan Swarts, 18, and Alec Swarts, 23, the sheriff noted. During the search and arrests, law enforcement personnel recovered marijuana, drug paraphernalia, ammunition, and a firearm, he reported.

Ethan Swarts was arrested on the following requested charges, Hoffman noted.

Possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute within 1000 feet of a school

Felony possession of drug paraphernalia

No drug tax stamp

Misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia

Criminal use of weapons

Alec Swarts was arrested on the following requested charges, Hoffman reported.

Possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute within 1000 feet of a school

Felony possession of drug paraphernalia

No drug tax stamp

Misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia

Hoffman noted in a news release that the investigation is ongoing.