PANAMA CITY — Authorities have arrested three individuals after developing information about a drug transaction that was to take place on Kurze Avenue, according to a Bay County Sheriff’s Office news release.
Narcotics officers believed Fredricus White, 27, intended to deliver a quantity of marijuana for cash. Several investigators from the Criminal Investigations Division went with narcotics officers to the area of Kurze Avenue and 11th Street to set up surveillance, the release stated.
After a short wait, investigators said they learned Fredricus White was on his way to the area and driving a dark-colored Dodge Ram truck. At about 8 p.m., the truck arrived at a residence at the north end of Kurze Avenue. Investigators drove south on Kurze and spotted the truck backed into the driveway at 1020 Kurze Ave., the residence of White. A BCSO vehicle was positioned in front of the Dodge Ram and investigators surrounded the truck, according to the news release.
All three occupants of the truck — identified as White, Willie Whitsett, and Daidren Hill — were arrested, and investigators located marijuana inside the truck during a search. According to police, Hill, 26, of Panama City, was found to be in violation of his probation on drug charges and subsequently charged with violation of probation.
White was charged with possession of marijuana, using a communication device and driving with license suspended or revoked. Whitsett, 27, of Callaway, was charged with possession of marijuana, according to BCSO.
All three were transported and booked in to the Bay County Jail.