The smell of methamphetamine in the air led to the arrest of a North Vernon man last week, police say.

According to the North Vernon Police Department, officers were called to the Pine View Apartments on Henry Street last Tuesday after a suspicious odor was detected. Police talked with a resident, 63 year old Gordon C. Challies III and police say he agreed to let them search his backpack, where they discovered marijuana and drug paraphernalia. After getting a search warrant, officers discovered more drugs including methamphetamine and fentanyl.

Challies was arrested on preliminary charges for possessing the drugs and paraphernalia.