Crime & Safety
Two Arrested For Trafficking Meth And Heroin
Two men were arrested in Pinson Thursday for drug trafficking.
BIRMINGHAM, AL - Two men were arrested early Thursday morning in Pinson for trafficking methamphetamine and heroin. Bryant Lamar Robertson, 31, of Birmingham was charged with trafficking heroin, trafficking methamphetamine, and an outstanding warrant for failure to appear on an original charge of illegal possession of a firearm. He remains in the Jefferson County Jail with no bond. Devonte Martese Brown, 26, of Pinson was charged with trafficking heroin and trafficking methamphetamine. He remains in the Jefferson County Jail with bond set at $200,000.
Just after 1:00 am on October 12, Jefferson County Sheriff's deputies were called to a home on Plantation Road in Pinson to investigate a domestic dispute. A woman at the residence reported that she had been in an argument with her boyfriend and he refused to leave. When deputies arrived, they encountered two men sitting in a car in the driveway. While speaking with the men, deputies detected the smell of marijuana coming from inside the vehicle. The men were removed from the car and a search was conducted. (For more updates on this story and free news alerts for your neighborhood, sign up for your local Birmingham Patch morning newsletter.)
During the search of the car, deputies discovered 23 grams of heroin, 56 grams of methamphetamine, and two handguns. The street value of the drugs is approximately $10,200.
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