MONROE COUNT, Ga. — A Florida woman was arrested after deputies said they found many drugs in her car.
The Monroe County Sheriff’s office said on Wednesday at 5:37 a.m., a deputy saw a Nissan Altima driving south with what appeared to be a fake temporary Florida license plate.
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After the deputy confirmed the fake license plate, he pulled the vehicle over and contacted the driver 34-year-old Soleita Gamboa from Tampa, Florida.
Officials said while speaking with Gamboa, the deputy smelled marijuana from the vehicle.
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The deputy searched the car and found over four and a half pounds of ecstasy pills and marijuana.
Officials said the ecstasy is worth $70,000.
Gamboa was arrested and charged with unlawful use of a license place to conceal or misrepresent the identity, operating an unregistered vehicle, window tint, possession of less than one ounce of marijuana, and trafficking ecstasy.
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