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2 charged with drug trafficking in Coweta County

By FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team
Updated  February 1, 2021 11:25pm EST
Coweta County
FOX 5 Atlanta

Meth bust during traffic stop

Coweta County deputies release video showing a drug bust with meth and guns hidden in a truck during a traffic stop.

COWETA COUNTY, Ga. - A traffic stop in Coweta County ended with a major drug bust.

Authorities said they initially pulled a truck over for a broken brake light but noticed the passenger of the car throw a black bag out the window.

Deputies said they found drug paraphernalia in the bag, a stolen shotgun under the hood of the truck, and eight bags of methamphetamines in boxes held under the chassis by magnets.

2 charged with drug trafficking in Coweta County

Coweta County deputies discovered large amounts of methamphetamine during a traffic stop.

The driver, Charles Quinn McDonald and his passenger, Christopher Wayne Brooks, both face drug trafficking charges.

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