KANSAS CITY — Law enforcement is investigating two suspects on multiple drug charges after an arrest.

Just after 11:00 p.m. On Nov. 4, sheriff’s deputies conducted a traffic stop on Interstate 49 at the Passaic exit, about 25 miles east of Lacygne Kansas, according to a news release.

The deputy made contact with the occupants and identified the two as 40-year-old Ashley C. Alexander (Burris) of Montrose and 40-year-old Amber R. Jefferies of Butler.

During the traffic stop, a K9 unit responded to the scene. During a loose scent of the vehicle, K9 Griff alerted to the odor of narcotics coming from the vehicle. During the subsequent search a fake soda can with a fake compartment containing approximately 6 grams of methamphetamine and approximately 7 grams of fentanyl was found.

Several drug paraphernalia were also found in the vehicle. Under Missouri law, possession of 20 milligrams of fentanyl is considered first-degree drug trafficking, a Class A felony.

These two were in possession of over 7,000 milligrams of fentanyl.

Conformable DEA.govabout 2 milligrams of fentanyl is fatal to the average person. These two potentially had enough fentanyl to kill every person in the town of Adrian and Rich Hill combined.

Both Jeffries and Alexander were charged with first-degree drug trafficking and possession of methamphetamine. Bond was set at $150,000 cash only.

The two have extensive narcotics-related criminal records in the region, according to the sheriff’s office.