SALINA- Police checking for a possible runaway girl arrested two men drug charges Monday evening in Salina.

Police Captain Mike Sweeney said officers went to the Value Inn and Suites, 1640 W. Crawford just after 7 p.m. looking for a 16-year-old runaway girl from Oklahoma.

They found the girl in a room with 37-year-old Nathan Thompson of Salina, and 44-year-old Kurtis Hubbard of Manhattan.

A search of the room found methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia in a backpack.

The two men were charged with possession of methamphetamine, no Kansas tax stamp, possession of drug paraphernalia, and aggravated endangerment of a child.

The teen was placed in protective custody and waiting to be sent back to Oklahoma.