$2.8 Million In Drugs, Cash Seized In Alpharetta

ALPHARETTA, Georgia (AP) - Authorities say a traffic stop in the Atlanta suburb of Alpharetta led to the discovery of $2.8 million worth of cocaine, methamphetamine and cash.

Georgia state troopers stopped a brown Honda Accord within the Alpharetta city limits.

Alpharetta police spokesman George Gordon tells The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that investigators found 87 kilograms of cocaine inside the car, along with one kilogram of methamphetamine and four large bags of U.S. currency in excess of $130,000 dollars.

Police estimated the total value of the seized narcotics and currency at $2.8 million dollars.

Police arrested the 27-year-old driver. Authorities say he had only a Mexican driver's license and no proof of ownership for the car, and faces numerous charges including trafficking in cocaine and methamphetamine after the Jan. 26 traffic stop.

Written by Associated Press