2 arrested on drug and firearm charges after traffic stop in Turner Co.

TURNER Co., Ga. – A Friday traffic stop on I-75 in Turner County resulted in two arrests and the confiscation of drugs and a firearm.

According to the Turner County Sheriff’s Office, deputies arrested 29-year-old Kyle Finell and 27-year-old Amara Lopez, both of Florida, after the car they were travelling in was stopped for speeding.

After smelling the odor of marijuana and a consent to search was given, deputies found 5 pounds of marijuana plus 4 smaller bags containing marijuana and marijuana cigars. They also confiscated a firearm.

Charges for both Finell and Lopez included possession with intent to distribute, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime and speeding 88 miles per hour in a 70 miles per hour zone.

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