ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Two Ohio men were arrested on drug charges in the city this week.

On Tuesday, officers with the St. Clairsville Police Department stopped a blue Jeep with Summit County, Ohio, tags on Bet Mar Lane. During the stop, the officers observed criminal indicators and established probable cause to search the vehicle.

The search netted a bulk amount of methamphetamine, digital scales, meth pipes, cash and other illegal items.

The driver Bryan Akins of Uniontown, Ohio, and the passenger Curtis Ruble of Akron, Ohio, were taken into custody and transported to the Belmont County Jail on charges of drug trafficking, drug possession and other related charges.

Akins reportedly attempted to give investigating officers a fake name during the stop, but the officers recognized him from another recent encounter on Dec. 29, when officers had stopped a vehicle with Summit County license plates. During that stop, reports indicate drugs and other illegal items were found hidden inside the dashboard, and two firearms were found hidden behind the vehicle door panels. Akins is reportedly a convicted felon.

Both cases remain under investigation.