REYNOLDS, Ga. — A midnight traffic stop in a small Georgia town led to a drug bust, where a woman was found with multiple narcotics and drug-related objects.
The Reynolds Police Department said they pulled over Tina Howell, 58 of Butler, after seeing her driving in a white Lexus on Hwy 128 North and failing to maintain her lane.
During the stop, police said Howell gave them permission to search her vehicle.
That’s when they found drugs.
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“During the search, officers located a cardboard container which was designed to replicate a cigarette,” according to the department. The item “did contain an amount of a white powdery substances suspected to be powder cocaine.”
Further search of Howell’s car led police to find a glass pipe used to smoke methamphetamine, with what was believed to be meth in it, as well as a glass pipe used to smoke crack cocaine.
Police arrested Howell for possession of controlled substances and took her to jail.
During a search of Howell at the jail, staff found a glass pipe used to smoke crack cocaine, police said.
Howell was charged with:
- VGCSA - Methamphetamine (F)
- VGCSA - Cocaine (F)
- Possession of drug related objects (M)
- Failure to maintain lane (M)
- Crossing guard line with contraband (F)
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