BEND, OR -- Two people from Redmond face drug charges, following a monthslong investigation by the Central Oregon Drug Enforcement team and Redmond Police into fentanyl possession and distribution.

Detectives arrested 55-year--old Thomas Andrews and 49-year-old Melanie Doherty during an early morning traffic stop Thursday in Bend.

A Bend Police K-9 alerted to the odor of drugs and officers found about a half pound of fentanyl powder and pills in the car.

Andrews is charged with Felony Unlawful Possession of a Schedule II Controlled Substance and Attempted Delivery of a Schedule II Controlled Substance. Doherty is accused of Misdemeanor Unlawful Possession of a Schedule II Controlled Substance and Conspiracy to Commit Delivery of a Schedule II Controlled Substance.