Two have been arrested in Catoosa County on drug charges.
Catoosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies conducted a traffic stop on Wednesday, at 7 p.m., on Highway 41 in Ringgold. During the stop, deputies seized two pounds of methamphetamine, which has an estimated street value of $30,000.
Deputies arrested Jesus Humberto Lopez Deanda, 27, of Lilburn, Ga., and Mitchell L. Mary Cordova, 24, of Duluth, Ga. Both individuals were charged with trafficking methamphetamine and possession of schedule II narcotics. Jesus Deanda also faces additional traffic charges.
An investigation into these two individuals has revealed that they are major distributors of methamphetamine from the metro Atlanta area to the metro Chattanooga area.
Both men are being held in the Catoosa County detention facility without bond.