Nebraska State Patrol finds 17 firearms, plethora of drugs in narcotics investigation

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – The Nebraska State Patrol arrested two people Thursday after finding numerous guns and controlled substances.

The State Patrol SWAT team and a drug task force executed a search warrant in the morning on Eighth Avenue in Kearney.

During the search, investigators said they found 12 firearms, about 11 pounds of marijuana, 1 gram of cocaine, 4 pounds of THC wax and four dozen mushroom candy bars.

Authorities found the resident of the home, 36-year-old Shane Martin, at his work and arrested him.

Martin was arrested on suspicion of possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute within a school zone and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.

He was lodged in the Buffalo County Jail.

Officials said a related search warrant was executed 25 miles south of Kearney in Funk, Nebraska.

Law enforcement said they found an additional five firearms, a small amount of marijuana products and mushrooms.

Dakota Hancock, 29, was arrested on suspicion of a firearm by a prohibited person, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance.

He was taken to the Phelps County Jail.