A produce driver making a delivery to Sewanee Elementary School was busted by a Franklin County, Tennessee, school resource officer based on the suspected smell of marijuana as the truck passed by last week, authorities there said.
When school resource officer Josh Alexander was welcoming students Thursday morning at the school, a delivery truck passed by leaving what the officer believed to be the odor of marijuana, according to a statement from Franklin County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Sgt. Sam Davidson.
Alexander spoke to the delivery driver, Christopher James Duncan, of Huntsville, Alabama, who allegedly confirmed there were illegal drugs in the truck, according to Davidson. A search of the cab produced 7.6 ounces of suspected fentanyl, nine ounces of suspected marijuana, a 9mm handgun and $4,463 in cash, he said.
Duncan is charged with possession of a schedule I controlled substance with intent to manufacture, deliver or sell; possession of a schedule VI controlled substance with intent to manufacture, deliver or sell; unlawful possession of a weapon; and possession of drug paraphernalia, according to authorities. Duncan also is charged with a drug-free school zone violation, which under state law can enhance criminal penalties upon conviction on associated charges.
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