Lake City traffic stop for seatbelt violation leads to drug bust

LAKE CITY, Fla — A simple traffic stop for a seatbelt violation in Lake City leads police to uncover several different types of narcotics including THC, cocaine, marijuana, oxycodone, MDMA, and Psilocybin.

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Reports from the Lake City Police Department state that on Saturday, August 5, at 5:46 p.m., officers from the Lake City Police Department conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for a passenger’s seatbelt violation.

When officers approached the driver’s window, they were able to smell marijuana coming from inside the car.

The officer could also plainly see a plastic bag containing a green plant-like substance along with a firearm on the passenger floorboard.

The driver, Sabrina Lynn Blackburn, and passenger, Jacob Donovan Harper Barnett, were removed from the car and a probable cause search was conducted.

The search revealed several different types of narcotics and both occupants were arrested and transported to the Columbia County Detention Center without further incident.

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