Two men from Missouri were arrested in Fremont County late Sunday night. Sheriff Kevin Aistrope reports the Fremont County K9 Unit stopped a vehicle on Interstate 29 southbound near mile marker 5. During the stop, 21-year old Elijah Pate and 19-year old Arien Moore, both of Excelsior Springs, MO., were found to be in possession of a controlled substance, prescription medication, and drug paraphernalia.

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A juvenile female was also taken into custody, and later released to her parents. Both Pate and Moore were being held in the Fremont County Law Enforcement Center, where Pate’s bond was set at $1,300, and Moore was being held on $1,000 bond.
Fremont County Sheriff’s Deputies were assisted during the incident investigation, by the Iowa State Patrol.