TOWNS COUNTY, Ga. — Deputies in Towns County told Channel 2 Action News they arrested two people after a ‘substantial amount’ of methamphetamine was found during a traffic stop on April 14.
According to officials, the traffic stop happened at the intersection of Highway 76 and Highway 17.
The sheriff’s office said the driver, 24-year-old Anderson David Dowdy, was a high-level supplier who had pre-packaged methamphetamine. The packages were designated for local drug dealers in Towns and Clay County, officials said.
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Dowdy was charged with felony possession of methamphetamine, felony possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, felony trafficking in methamphetamine and felony possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime.
The passenger, 24-year-old Shannon Nichole Philbeck, was charged with felony possession of methamphetamine, felony trafficking in methamphetamine and felony possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime.
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According to Towns County Sheriff Ken Henderson, Dowdy had been supplying drugs to local dealers for three years.
The investigation is ongoing.
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