Officers find fentanyl during traffic stop | Public Safety

by Fulton Watch News Feed

DUNWOODY, Ga. — Dunwoody police found 7.3 grams of fentanyl Dec. 7 during the arrest a 31-year-old Duluth man for failing to appear in Forsyth County.

After receiving a return on the license plate of a blue Dodge Charger, Dunwoody officers conducted a traffic stop at Ashford Dunwoody Road and Ashford Gable Drive. 

The registered owner of the vehicle was wanted at the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office for traffic offenses, officers said. 

After initially refusing to exit the vehicle, the suspect was detained in a police car.

Officers reported smelling the aroma of marijuana emanating from the car and conducted a search of the vehicle. They reported discovering a “dark powdery substance wrapped in plastic.”

After the substance tested positive for fentanyl, it was entered into evidence, officers said.

The suspect’s vehicle and property were turned over to his girlfriend.

A DeKalb County Magistrate judge signed a warrant for possession of a schedule 2 controlled substance Dec. 8.

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