STERLING, Colo. — A traffic stop for expired license plates led to drug-related charges Monday night in Sterling, according to the Sterling Police Department.

Police said officers conducted the stop at approximately 10 p.m. on Jan. 5. During the stop, a Logan County Sheriff’s Office K-9 unit was called to the scene and conducted a free-air sniff of the vehicle. The K-9 provided a positive alert, prompting officers to search the vehicle.

During the search, officers located approximately 2 grams of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia, police said.

The driver was summonsed and released at the scene on drug-related charges and additional traffic violations. No further information about the suspect was released.

The case remains under investigation by the Sterling Police Department.