An Elizabethtown man is facing drug charges after being stopped for speeding Saturday evening by Columbus police.

39-year-old Nicholas J. Johnson is facing a preliminary charge of possession of methamphetamine after the traffic stop near 13th Street and Central Avenue.

Police report that they stopped Johnson for speeding at about 6 p.m. Saturday and a sheriff’s department police dog alerted to the smell of narcotics in the vehicle. Police discovered 17 grams of methamphetamine under the driver’s seat, says Lt. Matt Harris, spokesman for the Columbus police.