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Alabama men arrested on drug and gun charges

Mario Rodriguez-Rodriguez, 47, left, and Ivan Rodriguez-Garcia, 24, both of Sylvania, were arrested on drug and gun charges by DeKalb County police.
Mario Rodriguez-Rodriguez, 47, left, and Ivan Rodriguez-Garcia, 24, both of Sylvania, were arrested on drug and gun charges by DeKalb County police.
photo Mario Rodriguez-Rodriguez, 47, left, and Ivan Rodriguez-Garcia, 24, both of Sylvania, were arrested on drug and gun charges by DeKalb County police.

Two Alabama men were arrested on drug charges Monday, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.

The sheriff’s office had received tips about drugs being at a residence on Industrial Drive in Sylvania, Sheriff Jimmy Harris said.

Deputies and the DeKalb County Drug Task Force went to the residence to execute a search warrant. As a result of the search they found methamphetamine and some guns.

Mario Rodriguez-Rodriguez, 47, and Ivan Rodriguez-Garcia, 24, both of Sylvania, were arrested and charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia and persons forbidden to possess a firearm.

Both were taken to the DeKalb County Detention Center.