WFCN –
In Florida, authorities apprehended a 70-year-old individual from Mississippi for engaging in the trafficking of cocaine and being in possession of drug paraphernalia.
The apprehension took place when a deputy from the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office (SRCSO) conducted a traffic stop on July 10.
Johnson was behind the wheel of a sleek 2021 Chevy Malibu with Mississippi plates when he got stopped by the police for a traffic infraction.
Deputies stated that Johnson had journeyed from Mississippi to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and was returning on his way back when the stop took place.
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While stopping the traffic, deputies gathered a suspicion that Johnson might be engaged in unlawful actions.
After agreeing to a search of the car, law enforcement officers stumbled upon a vacuum-sealed parcel holding slightly less than half a pound of cocaine.
Johnson was later taken into custody and accused of smuggling cocaine and having drug paraphernalia.