Crime & Safety
Jefferson County Narcotics Detectives Make Trafficking Arrest
The Jefferson County sheriff's Office arrested a 19-year-old accused of drug trafficking in Bessemer.
JEFFERSON COUNTY, AL — Jefferson County Narcotics detectives made a trafficking arrest near Bessemer Thursday, arresting 19-year-old Andre Maurice Hood, Jr. of Fairfield, on the charge of trafficking opiates.
Sgt. Joni Money of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said detectives conducted surveillance Thursday in the Flint Hill Road vicinity of Bessemer after receiving complaints of heavy drug activity in the area.
Money said during the surveillance, a stop was made for a traffic violation on Hood in the area, and during the stop, detectives seized hydrocodone pills, an AR-15 rifle and miscellaneous drug paraphernalia consistent with the distribution of narcotics.
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Hood was taken into custody and placed in the Jefferson County Jail on a $5,000 bond.
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