SHAWNEE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect from Nebraska on drug charges after a traffic stop in Kansas.
Just before 8:30p.m. January 7, a deputy conducted a traffic stop on a 2015 Ford Explorer near SW 17th Street and SW Buchanan Street in Topeka, according to Deputy Abigail Christian.
During the stop, a deputy located evidence of financial crimes and Illegal narcotics. The deputy placed the driver and sole occupant, Jordan M. Koda, 29, Omaha, Nebraska, into custody and booked him into the Shawnee County Department of Corrections on requested charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, no drug tax stamp and driving with a suspended driver’s license. This incident and potential financial crimes are actively under investigation, according to Christian.