TPD arrests two in undercover drug bust

Thomasville Police Department busted a pair of men who were trying to sell several pounds of marijuana to undercover officers.

Roberto Villa, 30, of 910A Culbreth Ave., and Eric Moreno Cervantes, 34, of 2408A Clifton St. in High Point, were arrested Wednesday and charged with four counts of felony trafficking marijuana, felony selling marijuana, felony possession of marijuana and felony maintaining a vehicle/dwelling/place for a controlled substance. They were placed in the Davidson County Dentition Center and issued a $100,000 secured bond each. They are set to appear in Thomasville District Court on Feb. 26.

According to a TPD press release, the Narcotics and Selective Enforcement Unit, with the assistance of the Randleman Police Department, made an arrest of 10 pounds of marijuana on Wednesday as the result of an investigation of pot being delivered to Thomasville.

Georgia woman nabbed for trafficking drugs

A Georgia woman was arrested by the Davidson County Sheriff’s office after police found several pounds of marijuana in her vehicle during a traffic stop.

According to a DCSO press release, Marcea Tameka Redmon, 31, of Powder Springs, GA, was pulled over in her 2008 Volkswagon Rabbit on Interstate 85 on Thursday morning at 12:30 a.m. for following too close. During the traffic stop, officers smelled marijuana emitting form the inside of the vehicle and conducted a probable cause search. Officers found three pounds of pot inside the vehicle.

Redmon was charged with possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana, felony maintaining a vehicle for a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. She was placed in Davidson County Jail and issued a $75,000 secured bond. Redmon is scheduled to appear in court on Feb. 23.