A man faces several drug-related charges after a traffic stop turned to a drug bust in Jackson County.

Justin Mitchell Gamble, 33, of Stevenson, was booked into the Jackson County Jail Friday night.

The Jackson County Sheriff's Office says they stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation on Jacobs Avenue in Bridgeport. Deputies say the passenger of the vehicle, Gamble, had outstanding warrants for his arrest in Stevenson and Scottsboro.

According to deputies, Gamble had narcotics on him and attempted to discard them in a ditch by the vehicle.

The sheriff's office says almost 15 grams of meth and fentanyl mixture along with Adderall were recovered as well as digital scales.

Gamble is charged drug trafficking meth/fentanyl, possession of a controlled substance, tampering with physical evi

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