Crime & Public Safety
Tip about drug shipment leads to 160 pounds of pot, arrest
Marlon Clarke (Credit: Rockdale County Sheriff's Office)
Working off a tip about a potential drug shipment arriving from California, Rockdale County authorities nabbed 160 pounds of marijuana and arrested the man believed to be behind the operation.
Marlon Clarke was charged with trafficking marijuana during the Aug. 2 drug bust on Farmer Road in Conyers, the Rockdale sheriff’s office said.
The Rockdale County Sheriff's Office seized 160 pounds of marijuana. (Credit: Rockdale County Sheriff's Office)
Authorities said the shipment possibly came from Los Angeles. A search warrant was executed on Clarke’s home, where officials said they found the drugs.
Clarke remained in the Rockdale County jail Tuesday.
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