(Hillsboro)--Two metro east men face drug related charges following a traffic stop Saturday morning in Hillsboro. According to the Hillsboro Police Department, a driver from Wood River and a passenger from Edwardsville were stopped on Vandalia Road for a minor traffic violation.

The Hillsboro K-9 Unit discovered over four hundred grams of cannabis in the vehicle. Both individuals were taken to Montgomery County Jail pending formal charges. The incident remains under investigation by the Hillsboro Police Department.