Tennessee man arrested in Nacogdoches County after police find 2 lbs of meth

Nayeli Carrillo
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NACOGDOCHES COUNTY, Texas (KETK) – The Nacogdoches County Sheriff’s Office said a Tennessee man was arrested on Sunday after deputies found two pounds of methamphetamine during a traffic stop.

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According to a release, deputies noticed a 2022 Volkswagen Tiguan driving too close to another vehicle in the 8000 block of U.S. 59. Authorities then conducted a traffic stop to warn the driver about tailgating.

<em>Mugshot of Timothy Moore</em>.
Mugshot of Timothy Moore.

The sheriff’s office said the driver and the passenger, Timothy D. Moore, 43, of Memphis, provided conflicting accounts about their trip to Houston leading to a search of the vehicle.

During the search, authorities reportedly found drugs hidden inside a grocery bag.

“Concealed in a grocery bag along with several snack items, deputies found a cardboard gallon-bag box stuffed with 2.26 lbs of methamphetamine stored in a gallon bag,” the sheriff’s office said.

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The driver was released after Moore reportedly claimed ownership of the methamphetamine.

Moore was booked into the Nacogdoches County Jail on a first degree felony of manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance.

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