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MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile County Sheriff’s Office deputies have arrested three people after a month-long drug investigation in the Eight Mile area.
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According to an MCSO news release, deputies arrested a “synthetic marijuana (spice) and high-grade marijuana trafficker.”
A search warrant was executed at a home on Durant Avenue after surveillance was conducted, leading deputies to allegedly find:
- 16 pounds of high-grade, vacuum-sealed marijuana
- 169.4 grams of spice
- One AR-style rifle
- One semi-automatic pistol, based on the AK-47 rifle design
- Drug paraphernalia
- Assorted currency received through drug trafficking
31-year-old Derrell Renard Maye, 22-year-old Antonio Deanthany Sykes, and 28-year-old Erica Le’eisha Scott were all arrested through the investigation, according to the sheriff’s office.
Maye is charged with trafficking synthetic marijuana, trafficking marijuana, illegal possession of drug paraphernalia, and attempt to elude…