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ATHENS \u2013 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\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n
According to the sheriff\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n
The sheriff\u2019s 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\u2019s home on Deer Run Road in Athens.<\/p>\n
The driver, who was identified by the sheriff\u2019s office as David Gallegos, 29 of Athens, was arrested after the following items were found in his home during a search:<\/p>\n
Several gallon-size bags of marijuana
\n Several THC vape cartridges,
\n United States currency
\n Digital scales
\n Custom baggies
\n A firearm
\n A suppressor<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Gallegos was released on Saturday after posting a total bond of $500,000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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