(Emerson, Iowa) – A narcotics investigation Thursday evening in Mills County resulted in the arrest of two men on drug charges and separate warrants. According to the Mills County Sheriff’s Office, deputies conducted a narcotics investigation in Emerson, at around 6-p.m., Thursday. During the course of their investigation, a traffic stop was conducted on a vehicle just south of Emerson, on Highway 59.

Authorities say during the traffic stop, the driver, 41-year-old Louis Hardrock Younger, of Bedford, and his passenger, 37-year-old Andrew Thomas Copeland Falk, of Council Bluffs, were arrested on several felony charges, including the delivery of methaphetamine.

Records indicated Younger was also wanted on a nationwide felony warrant out of Washington State, for narcotics-related offenses. Falk was also found to have a nationwide warrant out of Pottawattamie County, where he was wanted for Parole Violation. Both men were transported to the Mills County Jail. In total, more than 38 grams of meth were recovered.

Assisting Mills County deputies during the investigation, was the Mills County K9 Unit and Drone Team, the Montgomery County K9 Unit, and Montgomery County Sheriff’s Deputies.