SHELBY COUNTY, Ala. ( WBRC ) - Two people are facing drug trafficking charges after a traffic stop in Shelby County on July 31, 2025.

That night, patrol deputies with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office pulled a Jeep Cherokee over for an improper tag.

During the stop, deputies questioned the driver and brought out narcotics K-9 Jerry.

Jerry then alerted the vehicle giving deputies probable cause to search the vehicle.

When they did, authorities say they found a pound of methamphetamine and a trafficking weight of fentanyl inside the vehicle.

Deputies also say the driver attempted to conceal a weapon under the driver’s seat.

Driver Dewayne Holifield and passenger Alexis Moore were taken into custody.

Holifield was charged with drug trafficking (meth), trafficking fentanyl, unlawful

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