Shelia Watts | Courtesy: Bledsoe County Sheriff’s Office

BLEDSOE COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) — The Bledsoe County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) conducted a traffic stop on October 21 in the Big Springs Gap Road area, resulting in an arrest for drug trafficking.

BCSO deputies developed probable cause to search a vehicle, leading them to discover methamphetamine, marijuana, a handgun, and drug paraphernalia.

The driver of the vehicle was identified as Shelia Watts.

Watts was taken into custody and has been charged with:

Possession of methamphetamine for resale

Possession of marijuana for resale

Possession of a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony

Possession of drug paraphernalia

“This is exactly the kind of criminal activity that destroys families and threatens the safety of rural

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