Tips from the public led to the arrest of an alleged drug trafficker in Athens.
Athens-Clarke County police and members of the Northeast Georgia Regional Drug Task Force and ATF arrested Christopher Allen outside a convenience store Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 15.
Agents took the 29-year-old Athens man into custody after he left the store at 496 North Avenue and got into his vehicle.
“A search of his person and vehicle located two concealed handguns, a collection of narcotics, and approximately $1,200 in U.S. currency,” says Athens-Clarke County Police Department (ACCPD) spokesperson Geof Gilland.
Authorities charged Allen with trafficking in fentanyl and cocaine, possession of a Schedule I drug with intent to distribute, and possession of Schedule II drugs. They also charged him with two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of certain crimes, two counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and possession of stolen property for a handgun that was reported stolen locally.
Allen is currently being held in the Clarke County jail.
