The largest police bust of ecstasy in 2017 happened in Snellville, according to the National Criminal Enforcement Association.
The officer who made that bust, Brett Chism, was given an award by the association, declaring it the largest MDMA seizure in the country last year.
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Chism stopped a car on E. Main Street on Sept. 29, 2017, for an equipment violation, according to the city. A K-9 on the scene indicated that narcotics were present without entering the vehicle.
When Chism searched the car, he found 45,000 ecstasy pills in addition to marijuana and two handguns, according to a city release. One of the guns was stolen, the city said. The driver and passenger of the car were both charged with trafficking ecstasy, possession of marijuana, possession of drug-related objects, possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and theft by receiving.
Chism was presented the award at the July 9 Snellville City Council meeting after being honored at the NCEA’s annual conference in Denver this past April.
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