Deputies find cocaine, ecstasy during traffic stop on I-75

MONROE COUNTY, Ga. — A Macon man is now behind bars after Georgia deputies said they found illegal drugs during a traffic stop.

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According to Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., deputies initiated a traffic stop on I-75 near mile marker 184.

Deputies said they spoke with the driver, identified as Alfred Chambliss, after encountering an overwhelming odor of marijuana from the car.

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Monroe authorities searched the car and found two pounds of marijuana, 11 ounces of cocaine, five grams of crack cocaine, five grams of ecstasy and a gun.

Chambliss was booked into the Monroe County Jail. He is currently being held without bond.

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