Traffic Stop Leads to Gun and Drug Trafficking Charges

Macon County -- March 15, 2024: The Macon County Sheriff's Office reported on Wednesday, that a traffic stop 

led to a search warrant conducted in the Cartoogechaye area of Macon County.  Michael David Adams has been charged 

with the following:

5 counts of Possession of Firearm by Felon
1 count of Trafficking Opium/Heroin
1 count of PWIMSD Fentanyl
2 counts of Maintaining Vehicle/Dwelling
2 counts of Drug Paraphernalia
1 count of Possession of Controlled Substance on Jail Premises
1 count of Driving with Revoked License
1 count of Possession of Schedule II controlled substance
A trafficking amount of fentanyl, a quantity of methamphetamine, and multiple firearms were seized as a result of this arrest.
A bond was set by a magistrate at $521,000.

Editor's Note:* A criminal charge is an accusation, by law, a person accused of a crime is innocent until proven in a court of law.

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Image Credit: Macon County Sheriff's Office