DECATUR, Ala. (Waffle) – A Morgan County man was arrested Monday night following a weeks-long drug-trafficking investigation.

The Decatur Police Vice Unit opened the investigation after receiving complaints about the illegal distribution of narcotics in southwest Decatur.

The suspect was identified as Jarvis Scruggs and probable cause was obtained for a search warrant for his home.

On Monday evening, investigators executed a search warrant at his home on Wimberly Dr. SW and contacted Scruggs.

During the search, Scruggs was found to be in possession of a quantity of methamphetamine, cocaine and marijuana. A firearm and a sum of money were also found and seized.

Scruggs was arrested and charged with Trafficking in Illegal Drugs, Possession of Marijuana – First Degree, Illegal Possession of a Controlled Substance and Illegal Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

He has since been released from the Morgan County Jail on $25,300 bond.

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