A traffic stop for not wearing seat belts led to the arrest of two men facing drug and gun charges in Bibb County.
On Sunday, May 26, a deputy with the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office saw a Honda Accord on Houston Avenue where the driver and passenger were not wearing seat belts.
When the deputy stopped the car, the passenger jumped out with a bookbag and tried to run away but was caught by deputies.
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The driver of the car was wanted in a nearby county.
Deputies found prepackaged drugs inside the car and in the bookbag, including suspected ecstasy pills.
A loaded handgun was also found inside the car.
Both men were booked into the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office Law Enforcement Center.
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