Decatur man charged with drug trafficking

Franklin Harris, The Decatur Daily, Ala.
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Mar. 2—A Decatur man was in Morgan County Jail on Thursday after being arrested on drug trafficking charges, according to Decatur police.

Police said investigators with Decatur police's Vice/Narcotics Unit were patrolling Wednesday in the area of Third Street Southwest when they pulled over a vehicle for a traffic violation.

The officers found the driver, Cortez Lamont Moody, 34, to be in possession of marijuana, a "trafficking amount" of cocaine and "a large quantity of U.S. currency consistent with the sale of narcotics," according to a statement issued by Decatur police.

Officers arrested Moody on charges of trafficking in illegal drugs and second-degree marijuana possession. Moody remained in jail in lieu of a $5,300 bond.

— franklin.harris@decaturdaily.com or 256-340-2394.