Spencer, IA (KICD)– A Spencer man is facing a number of drug charges following a traffic stop early Wednesday afternoon.

Spencer Police Chief Mark Warburton tells KICD News the stop was initiated around noon in the 200 block of West 8th Street where officers reportedly located methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia in the vehicle.

As a result, 37-year-old Scott Atkinson was taken into custody and charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, failure to affix a drug tax stamp and possession of marijuana.

Atkinson was booked into the Clay County Jail and remains in custody on 25-thousand dollars bond.