SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. (AP) — A western Nebraska couple is now facing drug charges after they lost their appeal in a child abuse case.

Carlos and Jennifer Herrera have both been charged with possession of a controlled substance because of what their landlord found in their home.

The couple was arrested last month after the Nebraska Court of Appeals upheld their child abuse convictions.

Scottsbluff Police Capt. Brian Wasson says the couple’s landlord contacted police after finding drug paraphernalia and packaging materials with methamphetamine residue.

In the child abuse case, 37-year-old Carlos Herrera was sentenced to 48 to 60 months in prison. Thirty-one-year-old Jennifer Herrera was sentenced to 12 to 24 months in prison.