Georgia man arrested with more than $300,000 of meth and a dozen guns

COLUMBUS, Ga. — A Georgia man has been arrested with hundreds of thousands of dollars in meth.

Robert Henderson was wanted in Columbus and arrested in nearby Lee County, Alabama on Thursday.

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Muscogee County Sheriff Greg Countryman says Henderson was the target of an ongoing drug investigation into meth trafficking in the area.

Investigators found 6.6 pounds of methamphetamine with a street value of approximately $301,450, 12 guns, 326 grams of marijuana with a street value of $3,260 and more than $35,000 in cash.

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He’s being charged with two counts of trafficking methamphetamine, 12 counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute.

He is currently being held in Lee County, Alabama and will be extradited to Muscogee County.

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