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Wreck on I-16 leads to large drug seizure
3 suspects hospitalized; arrests pending
W drug seizure
Law enforcement officers discovered 7 pounds of high-grade marijuana, MDMA ("Ectasy") and a large amount of money in a vehicle involved in a crash with an 18-wheeler on Interstate 16 Friday night. The arrests of three suspects, currently being treated at Savannah area hospitals for injuries sustained in the wreck, are pending. - photo by BULLOCH COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE/special
Three people injured in a wreck on Interstate 16 Friday night apparently had something to hide, but law enforcement officers found the marijuana and Ecstasy they had hoped to keep secret. Bulloch County sheriff's Chief Deputy Jared Akins said warrants will be issued for the three suspects, whose identities he has not yet released. They remain in Savannah hospitals for treatment of injuries sustained in the wreck, he said.
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