Crime & Safety
Two Arrested For Trafficking Methamphetamine
A man and a woman were arrested Friday after deputies found 70 grams of methamphetamine in a vehicle.
BIRMINGHAM, AL - A man and woman have been arrested for trafficking methamphetamine after investigators conducted a surveillance detail April 6 in northeast Jefferson County.
During the detail a traffic stop was conducted on a stolen vehicle in the 2100 block of 6th Avenue South in Birmingham. The vehicle was occupied by 35-year-old Johnrell Quincy Dillard and 36-year-old Candice Cherie Martin, both of Birmingham.
The traffic stop resulted in the seizure of 70 grams of methamphetamine, two grams of heroin, a handgun and other drug paraphernalia.
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Dillard and Martin were arrested and taken to the Jefferson County Jail to await formal charges.
On April 7, investigators obtained arrest warrants formally charging the pair with Trafficking Methamphetamine. Bond was set at $100,000 each.
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The case will be reviewed with the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms for possible federal gun charges against Dillard.
Photos from Jefferson County Jail
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