Drug bust yields $500K worth of marijuana

ROCKDALE COUNTY, Ga. — Nearly half a million dollars’ worth of drugs are now off the streets.

Channel 2 Action News got an exclusive look at the bundles of marijuana during a major drug bust in Rockdale County on Tuesday.

The 160 pounds of pot were wrapped up with orange cellophane.

Sheriff's deputies told Channel 2's Audrey Washington it all started with a tip about a major drug shipment out of California.

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Deputies worked with Conyers police to track the Aug. 2 drug shipment to a trucking and auto repair shop on Farmer Road.

"Apparently, there had been shipments before so it drew some red flags,” said Michael Meyers, with the Rockdale County Sheriff's Office.

Officials said Marlon Clarke was at the center of the drug shipment. He was charged with drug trafficking.

"I'm sure that our investigators will do an excellent job looking further into it to see where this is coming from and who else could possibly be taken down with this," Meyers said.

Investigators told Washington they will look into the location to which the drugs were shipped and said that they've been called out to that auto location for other things in the past.

Deputies say they're relieved to get this amount of drugs off the streets.

"When it gets to a point like this, someone is trafficking," Meyers said.

Deputies said they will next open the bundles to make sure there are no guns or other drugs inside. The bundles will eventually be destroyed.

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