Two face drug charges after La Porte City traffic stop

LA PORTE CITY - Two men face drug charges after La Porte City police found drugs and drug paraphernalia in their vehicle during a traffic stop.

According to a La Porte City Police news release, officers stopped a vehicle at the intersection of Fourth and Ash streets in La Porte City at 2 a.m. Thursday. Shortly thereafter, officers - assisted by a Black Hawk County K-9 officer - found methamphetamine and marijuana in the vehicle.

After investigation, Ronald Lloyd Meyer, 53, of Greene, was arrested on suspicion of possession of marijuana with intent to deliver and possession of marijuana. Dirk Andrew Moos, 60, was arrested on suspicion of possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Both men were taken to the Black Hawk County Jail. where Meyer was being held on a $100,300 bond. Moos' bond was set at $2,300, and he was no longer in custody as of midday Thursday.