Authorities in Coweta County stopped a Gainesville man for speeding on I-85 Friday and found a stash of methamphetamine in his vehicle.
According to a report in the Newnan Times Herald, 22-year-old John Anthony Estrade was traveling with 41-year-old Shanna Necole Edward when they were pulled over for speeding.
Coweta County Sheriff's Sgt. Jeff Bugg says they were pulled over after Grantville Police clocked the vehicle at 81 mph on the interstate. Estrade and Edward told police they were traveling to Panama City Beach.
Bugg says the car smelled of marijuana, prompting a search that uncovered a meth pipe, marijuana, meth and $3,200 in cash. The suitcase filled with suspected meth - an estimated 3.6 kilograms - was found in the trunk.
Estrade, reported to be from Gainesville, Georgia, has been charged with methamphetamine trafficking and speeding. Edward, from Wilmington, North Carolina, was charged with marijuana possession.
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