Traffic stop leads to $500K meth bust; Gainesville man charged
A Jan. 15 traffic stop led officers to find more than $500,000 of methamphetamine in a Gainesville man’s pickup truck, according to authorities.
Adan Randin-Marban, 33, was charged with trafficking and possession of meth with intent to distribute, driving without a license and failure to maintain lane in the incident. A Jan. 15, 2021 traffic stop led officers to find more than $500,000 of methamphetamine in a Gainesville man’s pickup truck, according to authorities. (Photo courtesy Hall County Sheriff s Office)
A Georgia State Patrol trooper stopped Randin-Marban Friday, Jan. 15, at the intersection of Athens Highway and Barrett Road for allegedly failing to maintain his lane.
A Gainesville man pulled over a week ago for a traffic violation on Athens Highway is in jail with no bond after officers found about $500,000 worth of methamphetamine inside his pickup truck.
Hall County Sheriff s Office spokesman Derreck Booth said three law enforcement agencies were involved with the investigation and arrest of Adan Randin-Marban, 33, of Gainesville.
Booth said Randin-Marban first caught the attention of troopers with the Georgia State Patrol. It s my understanding that they conducted a traffic stop on a pickup truck, and it was on Athens Highway in the area of Barrett Road on Friday afternoon, January 15, Booth said. GSP through its investigation then contacted the Gainesville Police Department for assistance with one of its K9 units and when they got there, the K9 alerted to the presence of illegal drugs.
Agents seize $400K in drugs, charge Gainesville man with drug trafficking
Agents seize $400K in drugs, charge Gainesville man with drug trafficking
Agents with the Gainesville/Hall County MANS Unit seized heroin, meth, marijuana, and edible marijuana candy during their search along with over $80K in cash. (MANS Unit photo)
A Gainesville man is in jail charged with trafficking heroin and methamphetamine. Agents arrested 52-year-old Delbert Channie Tucker on Thursday, December 17, while searching a residence in northwest Hall County.
During the search, agents with the Gainesville/Hall County Multi-Agency Narcotics Squad seized drugs worth an estimated $400,000 on the street, the Hall County Sheriff’s Office says. The search took place at a residence in the 5600 block of West Waterwood Drive off of Dudley Hill Road.
Local drug agents seized a variety of illegal drugs and $83,000 in cash during a search of a home on West Waterwood Drive in northwest Hall County Thursday night.
Derreck Booth, spokesman for the Hall County Sheriff s Office, estimated the street value of the narcotics at $400,000. In the course of the short-term investigation, agents seized approximately eight pounds of methamphetamine, two pounds of marijuana, eight grams of heroin and $83,000 cash, Booth said in an email statement.
Delbert Channie Tucker, 52, was arrested without incident at the scene.
Booth said Tucker faces the following charges:
Trafficking heroin
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