Cairo man arrested for methamphetamine trafficking

April 23—MOULTRIE — A traffic stop resulted in the arrest of Grady County resident Melvin Sangster Jr., 60, who was charged with trafficking methamphetamine.

The GBI Southwest Regional Drug Enforcement Bureau, along with the Colquitt County Sheriff's Office, Grady County Sheriff's Office and Thomas County Sheriff's Office, conducted a joint investigation into Methamphetamine trafficking by Sangster following a traffic stop on Georgia Highway 33.

Police conducted a traffic stop as Sangster was traveling south toward Moultrie. During the stop, a Colquitt County deputy deployed a K9 to conduct a strip search around the vehicle. The K9 alerted and provided probable cause for a search of the vehicle. A search of the vehicle resulted in the seizure of two kilograms of methamphetamine and $2,000 in U.S. currency.

The GBI's Southwest Regional Drug Enforcement Office is located in Albany and serves 42 counties in southwest Georgia. The office is a collaborative effort between the GBI, the Albany Police Department, the Dougherty County Sheriff's Office, the Dougherty County Police Department, the Dougherty County Prosecutor's Office and the Sheriff's Office of Colquitt County, and is partially funded by the Byrne/JAG grant. funds.