Wednesday, March 7, 2018

COLUMBIA COUNTY, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Investigators have arrested two people for trafficking cocaine and heroin with a value of over $800,000 in a minivan.

According to the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, 31-year-old Maria Elena Abonzo and 33-year-old Jose Luis Marin-Dominguez were charged with trafficking cocaine and trafficking heroin and are being held without bond.

Investigators pulled the pair’s 2008 Honda Odyssey van with a South Carolina tag over on Tuesday, March 6 in Columbia County on I-20 eastbound shortly before 5 p.m. After a K-9 unit alerted on the vehicle, a search was conducted and 5,920 grams of cocaine and 2,525 grams of heroin were seized along with $2,726 in cash and the van itself.