LEE COUNTY, Miss. (WTVA) – A northern Lee County man is being accused of trafficking methamphetamine.

Authorities on Friday announced the arrest of 39-year-old Gary Ward, from the Pratts community.

He was arrested Thursday, Sept. 3, during the execution of a search warrant in the Lee County side of Pratts.

Ward is charged with trafficking methamphetamine and was given a $250,000 bond.

A Saltillo man named Adam Ray, 45, was also arrested during the execution of the search warrant for an outstanding Mississippi Department of Corrections warrant.