A Jackson County man has been arrested on a number of drug charges.

Jackson County Sheriff Mike Carothers says 34-year-old Charles Root, of Vallonia, was arrested Monday after a three month investigation led by Detective Ben Rudolph.

Root was booked in the Jackson County Jail on felony drug charges including dealing in meth. He is being held pending an initial hearing in Jackson Circuit Court.

Carothers says the Seymour Police Department assisted in this investigation.

He added that when agencies work together, drug issues can be dealt a major blow. Carothers also gave praise to Jackson County Prosecutor Amy Marie Travis and her office for their help in “curbing the drug problems in Jackson County.”

A Bedford man was arrested after police stopped him for a traffic violation Wednesday night and a police K-9 alerted officers of possible drugs in the vehicle.

According to Oolitic Deputy Marshal Bill Allen, Indiana State Police Trooper Shea Teague stopped the vehicle at 16th and B streets in Bedford.

Allen and his K-9 Shandi were called to the scene. There Shandi walked around the vehicle and alerted Allen that there was possible drugs in the vehicle. Officers found a white-powdery substance that field tested positive for meth.

25-year-old Steven Hawkins, of Freetown, was arrested and taken to the Lawrence County jail on a charge of possession of meth and maintaining a common nuisance.