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2 charged with trafficking marijuana

Updated: Friday, 07 Dec 2012, 11:25 AM CST
Published : Friday, 07 Dec 2012, 11:19 AM CST

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The Mobile County Sheriff's Office said two men were arrested and charged with trafficking marijuana after a routine traffic stop revealed 30 pounds of marijuana.

Photos: MCSO seizes 30 pounds of marijuana

Deputies said the driver, Milton Fluellen, Jr., of Houston, said he and his passenger, Chadwick Sparks, were traveling to Atlanta to see a girl.

Officials said Sparks, the registered owner of the 2003 BMW and also of Houston, said he didn't know why they were going to Atlanta.

A consensual search revealed a small bag of marijuana in the passenger area of the car. A further search revealed 30 pounds of marijuana in the speaker box in the car's trunk.

The vehicle, marijuana and $1,674 in currency was seized during the traffic stop.

As of Friday, Dec. 7, both men remained in Mobile Metro Jail.