Cairo meth trafficking suspect arrested

GBI; Colquitt; Grady & Thomas Sheriff's deputies' joint investigation yields 60 year old suspect, 2 kilograms & cash

MOULTRIE, GA – The GBI Southwestern Regional Drug Enforcement Office, along with the Colquitt County Sheriff’s Office, Grady County Sheriff’s Office, and Thomas County Sheriff’s Office, announce the joint investigation and arrest of 60 year old Noah Melvin Sangster, Jr. of Grady County.

Sangster was arrested and charged with trafficking methamphetamine on April 16th.

Police performed a traffic stop on Sangster as he was traveling southbound on Georgia Highway 33 towards Moultrie. During the stop, a Colquitt County Deputy deployed a K9 to conduct an open-air search around the vehicle. The K9 alerted and provided probable cause for a search of the vehicle.

A search of the vehicle resulted in the seizure of two kilograms of methamphetamine and $2,000 in U.S. currency.

The GBI Southwestern Regional Drug Enforcement Office is in Albany, Georgia and services 42 counties in Southwest Georgia. The office is a collaborative effort between the GBI, the Albany Police Department, the Dougherty County Sheriff’s Office, the Dougherty County Police Department, the Dougherty County District Attorney’s Office, and the Colquitt County Sheriff’s Office, and is partially funded with Byrne/JAG grant funds