Tuscaloosa Raid Turns Up Menagerie Of Drugs, Stolen Guns

TUSCALOOSA, AL — The West Alabama Narcotics Task Force has charged a Tuscaloosa man on a long list of felony charges following a drug bust at his home on Thursday.

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The Task Force on Friday said Marzette Thomas Jr., 35, was charged with trafficking marijuana, synthetic marijuana and methamphetamine, failure to affix a tax stamp and second-degree receiving stolen property.

Task Force agents reported seizing five guns, including three that had been reported stolen, $55,000 in cash, 50 grams of MDMA, three Oxycontin pills, 29 pounds of marijuana edibles, 76 grams of synthetic marijuana and 34 pounds of marijuana.

What's more, at the time of his arrest Thursday, Thomas was serving a three-year sentence in custody ofTuscaloosa Community Corrections for a 2018 arrest.

Thomas was transported to the Tuscaloosa County Jail, where his bond was set at $4.6 million.

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