The Brownwood Police Department issued the following press release Wednesday morning:

On Tuesday, March 19, the Brownwood Police Department and the Coleman Police Department conducted a joint narcotics investigation that involved the distribution of methamphetamine between Brown and Coleman counties. During the investigation, a traffic stop was performed in Brownwood.

As the investigation unfolded, probable cause was developed to believe that a quantity of methamphetamine was being concealed inside of an automobile. Based on the probable cause, a search was completed and a quantity of suspected methamphetamine was seized from the interior of the automobile. At the conclusion of the investigation, two adults were arrested and charged with the manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance.

Those arrested were 24-year-old Robert Burnel Stanley of Blanket and 34-year-old Jessica Bonnie Slayton of Coleman. Both were charged with Manufacture and Delivery of a Controlled Substance PG1 between 4 and 200 grams.