JONES COUNTY – A traffic stop late Thursday in Jones County led to the arrest of three men on fentanyl trafficking and other charges, according to the Jones County Sheriff’s Department.
Authorities said Deputy Lou Lowe stopped a passenger vehicle overnight after noticing it had only one working headlight and an expired tag sticker.
Source: Jones Co. SO
Source: Jones Co. SO
Source: Jones Co. SOThe sheriff’s department said there were three men inside the vehicle. After obtaining consent from all three occupants to search the vehicle, Lowe found 196 dosage units of fentanyl, marijuana, drug paraphernalia and two firearms, according to the sheriff’s department.
The three men were arrested and charged as follows:
Raheen Franks, 24, of Quitman, was charged with trafficking fentanyl while in possession of a firearm.
London Bunch, 29, of Waynesboro, was charged with trafficking fentanyl while in possession of a firearm, possession of marijuana in a vehicle and possession of paraphernalia.
Austin Salter, 24, of Buckatunna, was charged with trafficking fentanyl while in possession of a firearm, DUI other and no driver’s license.
Jones County Sheriff’s Department Narcotics Division Sgt. Chase Smith praised the patrol division’s work following the arrests.
“Great job by our Patrol Division, in particular Deputy Lou Lowe, in interdicting these traffickers and getting this deadly drug out of our communities,” Smith said. “We’ve been busy all week making illegal narcotics arrests and putting dealers in jail. Expect that effort to continue unimpeded in the days, weeks, and months ahead.”
