A couple were arrested at their residence Tuesday night after agents with the Columbus-Lowndes Metro Narcotics Unit discovered cocaine and a handgun inside their Sand Road home.
Damion Antonio Davis, 25, of 307 Sand Road, was arrested and charged with possession of cocaine and possession of a weapon by a convicted felon.
Sylvia Shalay Tate, 19, of 307 Sand Road, was arrested and charged with possession of cocaine.
Agents recovered a Jennings .45 handgun, an eighth of an ounce of cocaine, commonly called an “eight-ball” and worth an estimated $300 in street value, and approximately $1100 in cash.
Both Davis and Tate are still in custody at the Lowndes County Adult Detention Center.
The Lowndes County Sheriff’s Department Special Response Team assisted with the search.
Sarah Fowler covered crime, education and community related events for The Dispatch.
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