Two Kansas men have been charged with drug trafficking following search warrants executed last week.
Thomas Lewis Williams, 64, of Haysville, is charged with one count of possession of a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking crime.
According to court documents, on Wednesday, August 6, a federal search warrant was conducted at Williams’ home on S. Meridian in Haysville. Officers found firearms, U.S. currency, items used in the conversion process of methamphetamine, and suspected methamphetamine and fentanyl pills.
Oswaldo Gutierrez-Rodriguez, 29, of Wichita, is charged with one count of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance.
According to court documents, on Wednesday August 6, law enforcement executed a search warrant at a commercial building on N. Mascot Avenue in Wichita. Officers found paraphernalia used to aid in conversion of methamphetamine. A white crystal/powder substance that found tested positive for the presence of methamphetamine.
Both men are scheduled to make their initial court appearances Monday before a U.S. Magistrate Judge.
Wichita Police, the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office, Homeland Security Investigations, the FBI, ATF and the IRS are investigating. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Debra Barnett and Kari Burks are prosecuting the case.