Opelika, Al.
A traffic stop for following too closely lead to the arrest of a Virginia woman and the seizure of 23 pounds of marijuana by Lee County Sheriff’s Office deputies on Monday.
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| Amanda Brown Meeks |
Amanda Brown Meeks, 25, was arrested at 11:49 a.m. near Interstate 85’s mile marker 68 after deputies observed the gray Honda Civic she was travelling southbound in following another vehicle too closely. Meeks has been charged with trafficking marijuana, second-degree unlawful possession of marijuana and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia.
As the deputy approached the vehicle Meeks was driving, an odor of marijuana was detected.
After deputies received consent to search the vehicle from Meeks, they discovered 23 pounds of sealed marijuana in the trunk, rolling papers and a marijuana cigarette inside the vehicle. Meeks was the sole occupant of the vehicle, which was not registered to her, Jackson said.
Deputies also located $500 in cash in the driving compartment of the car, said LCSO Chief Investigator Capt. Van Jackson.
Jackson says Meeks was passing through Lee County at the time of her arrest but due to the ongoing investigation declined to disclose where Meeks’ intended destination was.
“She has no links to Lee County,” Jackson said.
The drug seizure is one of the larger amounts deputies have seen in Lee County, Jackson said.
“This is pretty substantial amount of marijuana that was stopped from being able to be distributed on the streets,” Jackson said.
Meeks was transported to the Lee County Detention Facility Monday but was released Tuesday after posting a $27,300 bond.
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