A Clarksville man was charged with drug trafficking after his vehicle was found parked at a business on West Jefferson Davis Highway in Todd County Saturday afternoon.
Todd County Sheriff’s deputies say they stopped to check on 21-year-old Christopher Gaines after noticing his vehicle parked at Bargain Barn. While talking with him they stated they could smell the odor of marijuana and found a shell casing for a 9 mm bullet on top of the vehicle.
Deputies say he told them he had fired the gun in the woods behind the business and after a search of his vehicle a 9 mm handgun, marijuana, a scale, 3 loaded magazines for the gun, a marijuana pipe, and straws that he said he used for cocaine were located.
While at the jail, he was reportedly found to have a bag of what he claimed to be Fentanyl.
Gaines was charged with possession of opiates, trafficking marijuana, and first-degree promoting contraband.
