Two men charged following investigations into drug and arms trafficking in South Georgia

Two men from South Georgia were arrested and police seized drugs and weapons in a raid as part of a drug trafficking investigation.

On Friday, June 28, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Cook County Sheriff’s Office, Hahira Police Department and Georgia State Patrol arrested 28-year-old Shyiem Marquon Banks and 36-year-old Roderick Dion Collins following a drug trafficking investigation in Adel, Georgia.

A search warrant for the man’s home resulted in the seizure of 210 grams of suspected methamphetamine, 3.2 pounds of suspected marijuana, 13 grams of suspected flakka/bath salts, over 90 suspected oxycodone pills, and two firearms.

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Banks is charged with trafficking in methamphetamine, possession of a controlled substance with intent to resell, possession of a Schedule II controlled substance, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, among others.

Collins was charged with two counts of conspiracy to traffic methamphetamine, trafficking in methamphetamine, possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, possession of a Schedule II controlled substance, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.

Both men were taken to the Cook County Jail.

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