
A man has been charged after a drug bust Thursday on I-29 in Andrew County.
Jemale Randle, 26 of Illinois is charged in Andrew County with two felonies for trafficking, two felonies for distribution or attempt, and two felonies for possession of a controlled substance.
According to court documents, Thursday a Trooper with the Missouri State Highway Patrol stopped a vehicle shortly before 9 a.m. on I-29 at the 52 mile marker.
“The 2015 Jeep Compass bearing Washington registration was stopped for cutting in on overtaken vehicle while traveling south,” said Sgt. M. Wilhoit. “A consent search of the vehicle revealed 12 vacuum sealed bags of marijuana inside a black Nike bag, and 4 individual vacuum sealed bags of cocaine hidden inside a black speaker located next to the duffel bags.”
Randle is currently being held in the Andrew County Jail on $100,00 bail. A court date has not yet been listed on online court documents.