Published: December 6, 2018

A ROUTINE TRAFFIC STOP IN LAUDERDALE COUNTY TUESDAY EVENING RESULTED IN THE ARREST OF THREE INDIVIUALS AND THE SEIZURE OF DRUGS. THE TIMES DAILY REPORTS OFFICERS WITH THE FLORENCE POLICE DEPARTMENT INITATED THE TRAFFIC STOP AROUND 10:30 IN EAST FLORENCE. IT WAS QUICKLY DETERMINED THE INDIVIDUALS IN THE VEHICLE THAT HAD BEEN STOPPED HAD OUTSTANDING WARRANTS. CALLIE HURD, 28 OF KILLEN, BRET A ATKINSON, 24 OF FLORENCE AND CHANLLER D. PIGG, 24, OF FLORENCE WERE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY. A SEARCH OF THE VEHICLE RESULTED IN THE RESULTED IN THE RECOVERY OF MORE THAN 90 GRAMS OF METHAMPHETAMINE AND FIVE GRAMS OF HEROIN. IN ADDITION TO DRUG PARAPHERNALIA AND AN ILLEGAL GUN. HURD IS CHARGED WITH UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA, CARRYING A PISTOL WITHOUT A PERMIT, AND TWO COUNTS OF TRAFFICKING ILLEGAL DRUGS. ATKINSON IS CHARGED WITH SECOND-DEGREE PROMOTING PRISON CONTRABAND, UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA, AND TWO COUNTS OF TRAFFICKING ILLEGAL DRUGS. PIGG IS CHARGED WITH UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA, AND TWO COUNTS OF TRAFFICKING ILLEGAL DRUGS. ALL THREE ARE BEING HOUSED IN THE LAUDERDALE COUNTY DENTION CENTER.