Atlanta traffic stop turns into drug bust, loaded firearm found

The Brief

  • Police pulled over a car in southwest Atlanta and found large amounts of drugs and a loaded gun.
  • The driver, identified as Tyquavius Lawrence, tried to flee but was quickly caught.
  • Lawrence and the passenger, Summer Butler, face several charges.

ATLANTA A traffic stop in southwest Atlanta turned into a drug bust last week after officers searched a vehicle and found promethazine, oxycodone, marijuana and a loaded firearm.

What we know:

Officers pulled over a vehicle in the 700 block of Michael Langford Drive SW on Feb. 26 for a stop-sign violation, police said.

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