Athens Man Charged with Intent to Sell Marijuana
Deputies reportedly found 25 bags of marijuana during a traffic stop on US 78 in Oconee County on Thursday. An arrest doesn't mean a conviction.
An Athens man was arrested in Oconee County on Thursday after deputies say they found 25 individual bags of marijuana stuffed in his clothes. The search stemmed from a traffic stop on US 78 around 10 a.m. and Pete Dickens Road initiated by a patrol deputy who noticed a passenger of a burgundy colored Chevy Beretta wasn't wearing a seat belt, according to an incident report. As the deputy approached the passenger's side to speak with the occupants, he says he noticed an odor of green marijuana. A female passenger was issued a warning about the seat belt. The driver was asked to step out of the car while his information was being checked, and the man gave consent for deputies to search the vehicle as well as his person, the report states. …
