PANAMA CITY — Two local men have been arrested on heroin trafficking charges, according to the Bay County Sheriff’s Office.
Shortly after midnight Friday morning, deputies conducted a traffic stop on a truck occupied by Justin Frank White, 32, and Robert Ellison Williamson, 40. A drug detection K-9 alerted to the presence of the odor of illegal narcotics within the vehicle.
A search of White turned up four grams of heroin in a baggie in his pants pocket. Officers found a small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia in the center console of the vehicle.
White, of Panama City Beach, was arrested and charged with trafficking in heroin, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of marijuana less than 20 grams. Williamson, also of Panama City Beach, was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana less than 20 grams and possession of drug paraphernalia.
White and Williamson were taken to the Bay County Jail.