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On Wednesday, February 1, 2012, two Georgia men were arrested after a large amount of crystallized methamphetamine (crystal meth) was located in their vehicle.

At approximately 5:45 pm, Sgt Chris Sharpe conducted a traffic stop on northbound Interstate 75. The red Honda Civic was stopped by Sgt Sharpe for speeding. Sgt Sharpe and Deputy Matt Grinstead received consent to search the vehicle for any contraband. Deputy Grinstead located a plastic storage container containing a white, crystalline type substance. Deputies believed the substance to be methamphetamine and a test on the substance confirmed that it was in fact methamphetamine. 

The driver and the only passenger in the vehicle were taken into custody without incident and transported to the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office to be interviewed. It was learned that both men are from the Atlanta, Ga area and were returning from a trip to South Florida when they were stopped. 

The methamphetamine weighed approximately 1, 216 grams, nearly a kilogram of finished methamphetamine. The street value of the seized methamphetamine is estimated to be over $150,000.00. This is the largest methamphetamine seizure for the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office in recent memory. 

The Interstate highway system is a conduit for narcotics traffickers, as this case shows. The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office is taking a proactive approach to aggressively patrol these highways to stem the flow of contraband into and out of the State of Florida.

Arrested:

Alan Chung Kuan Dam, 08/01/1981
6465 Chestnut Bend Drive, Norcross, GA
Charges: Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Sell, Trafficking in Methamphetamine
Bond: NONE

Jonathon A. Cardon, 04/02/1991
3044 Clipper Ct, Lawrenceville, GA
Charges: Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Sell, Trafficking in Methamphetamine
Bond: NONE