Update: 2 Tons Marijuana Seized
Fox 5 Atlanta is reporting today that a large amount of marijuana was seized by Douglasville Police this morning at the El Oasis grocery store on Fairburn Road. Fox 5 has a video of the scene from their helicopter.
UPDATE
WSBTV reports that a unexpected drug bust began this morning at the El Oasis grocery store with Douglasville Police Officer Robert Long was on patrol checking businesses on Fairburn Road during dawn. Officer Long noticed a man loading marijuana into a white van. Suspects fled the scene, but the owner of the store and the driver of the van had been arrested. A third suspect is being searched for a warrant for arrest.
Police found 211 bundles of marijuana weighing out at 4,000 pounds, suspect of being from Mexico to be transplanted into Atlanta for distribution. It is the largest drug bust for the Douglasville Police Department to date.
Tags: drugs, Fairburn Road, marijuana, police, public safety
