Gallon-size bags of marijuana found

ATHENS – A man was arrested for allegedly dealing cocaine and marijuana in Athens on Friday. At around 1:12 p.m. on Friday, the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office said that a narcotics investigator and two deputies did a traffic stop on a Ford SUV for a traffic violation in the 6000 block of County Road 3925 outside of Athens.

According to the sheriff’s office, the driver of the Ford SUV was seen throwing out a white plastic bag while the vehicle was still coming to a stop. Deputies then approached the Ford, contacted the driver and found a white bag on the ground near where the vehicle had stopped.

The sheriff’s office said the bag was searched and contained suspected cocaine. The Ford was then searched and deputies found a plastic bag of marijuana. Investigators then secured a search warrant for the driver’s home on Deer Run Road in Athens.

The driver, who was identified by the sheriff’s office as David Gallegos, 29 of Athens, was arrested after the following items were found in his home during a search:

Several gallon-size bags of marijuana
Several THC vape cartridges,
United States currency
Digital scales
Custom baggies
A firearm
A suppressor

Gallegos was booked into the Henderson County Jail on Friday for two counts of manufacture or delivery of between 4 and 200 grams of a controlled substance, unlawful possesion of firearm by a felon, possesion of between 5 and 50 pounds of marijuana and tampering with or fabricating evidence.

Gallegos was released on Saturday after posting a total bond of $500,000.