A months-long probe into the trafficking of methamphetamine in two Alabama counties led to the arrest this week of a Boaz man.

Authorities on Friday announced charges against Omar Rodriguez Ortiz. He is 31.

Drug investigators from Etowah and Marshall counties on Wednesday, along with Boaz police officers, went to Ortiz's home on George Johnson Road to serve an arrest warrant for unlawful distribution of a controlled substance, said Etowah County Drug Enforcement Unit Deputy Commander Phil Sims.

When they arrived, Sims said, Ortiz tried to block their entry and agents had to kick open the door. He was taken into custody without further incident.

Agents then found 53 grams of methamphetamine, a Glock 9mm handgun, a Ruger .22-caliber Derringer, four long guns and two vehicles, all of which were seized by authorities. Sims said the Glock was stolen out of Albertville, and a Mossberg 12-gauge shotgun was stolen out of Cannon County, Tennessee.

The investigation is ongoing and additional gun charges - state and/or federal - are expected. The FBI's North Alabama Safe Streets Task Force also took part in the investigation.

Ortiz is being held in the Etowah County Detention Center with a $75,000 cash bond.