Drugs found hidden inside candy bag during traffic stop on I-75

Two men from metro Atlanta are facing charges after Georgia deputies said they found more than just sweets inside a candy bag.

Earlier this week, Monroe County deputies pulled a vehicle over on Interstate 75 northbound at mile marker 191.

Deputies said as they approached the car, they smelled a strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle, which led to a search of the vehicle.

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According to the MCSO, in the back passenger was a Turtles chocolate pecan candy bag with 300 oxycodone pills inside…

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