$2.8 Million In Drugs, Cash Seized In Alpharetta
- Category: State
- Published on Thursday, February 09, 2012 09:37
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.
Latest Middle Georgia Headlines From 41 NBC News
- Maj. Gen. McMahon Prepares to Step Aside at the Base
- Personal Armed Robbery in Macon
- Staton: Expect Lawsuits for Using Old District Maps in July Election
- Georgia State Representative Asks Bibb Board of Education for Apology in E-mail, Writes Board was Notified of New Maps April 2nd
- UPDATE: Missing Bibb County Man Found In Schley County
- Macon Animal Control Set to Temporarily Close for Pest Issue, Animals Need to Go
- National Gang Prevention Model Proposed by Macon City Councilman
- Bibb Schools Discipline Task Force Meets for First Time
- City of Fort Valley Has a New Public Safety Director
- Ellis and Other Local NAACP Members Say 'No' to Macon-Bibb Consolidation, Ask NAACP to Oppose It
Headlines From Around The State Of Georgia
- Officer Wades Through Flooded Creek To Rescue Kids
- Georgia Lawyers Donate 612,000 Pounds Of Food
- Report: Problems At Personal Care Homes Piling Up
- Triathlon Swimmer Rescued From Ocean, Later Dies
- Man Accused In Wife's Shooting Back In Georgia
- Two Men Arraigned After Historic Savannah Standoff
- Georgia Victim's Widow Faces Wrongful Death Lawsuit
- Driver Remains Hospitalized After 6-bus Crash
- Fire At Doctor's Office Called Suspicious
- Lobbying Rules To Appear On Ga. GOP Primary Ballot



