COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — The Columbus Police Department says two men were taken into custody after a traffic stop led to the seizure of guns and drugs by officers.
According to CPD, investigators began searching for a man, who has been identified as Eric Gibbs, for distributing narcotics in the Columbus area.
When authorities determined that Gibbs was seen driving a 2020 Ford Fusion, the Special Operations Unit requested help from the Georgia State Patrol and the Georgia Department of Motor Carrier Compliance to conduct a traffic stop on the vehicle.
That’s when a Georgia State Patrol trooper later initiated Gibbs to stop his vehicle for a traffic offense and during the stop, the trooper established probable cause to search the vehicle…