A Harrodsburg man was arrested on drug charges early Friday.

Boyle County Sheriff's Deputies Wren, Cloud, and Abbott, conducted a traffic stop on U.S. 127 Bypass at Stewart's Lane. While talking to the driver, deputies observed marijuana in plain view. A search of the vehicle located around an ounce of methamphetamine, which was hidden in a Red Bull container, along with numerous empty baggies, scales, marijuana, pills, and other drug paraphernalia.

51 year old Earnest Slaven, of Harrodsburg, is charged with Trafficking In A Controlled Substance 1st Degree - 2nd Offense - Greater Than 2 grams, Trafficking Marijuana Less Than 8 ounces, Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd Degree, Possession of Marijuana, Drug Paraphernalia, and Careless Driving.

Slaven was lodged into the Boyle County Jail.