July 5, 2025

Trooper Makes Drug Arrest After Traffic Infraction

By Rick McCann
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News

July 5, 2025

BALDWIN COUNTY Ala. An ALEA trooper on patrol noticed a driver committing a traffic infraction at around 1:45 p.m. and stopped the vehicle on US Highway 31.

The driver, Anthony Bernard Jenkins, 42, was also identified to be wanted by the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office on outstanding warrants.

During a probable cause search of the Dodge Charger, the trooper found a substantial amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

Jenkins was arrested and transported to the Baldwin County Detention Center.
He was charged with:
Possession of Marijuana 2nd
Drug Paraphernalia

Jenkins was later released on a bond.

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