A home delivery by FedEx of over three pounds of marijuana has resulted in the arrest of a Rincon couple.
Effingham County Sheriff’s Office spokesman David Ehsanipoor said authorities in California notified the sheriff’s office a narcotics K-9 office alerted on a package prior to it being shipped.
Deputies arrested Zachary Smith, 29, and Crystal Clifton, also 29, on Wednesday following the package’s delivery at the couple’s residence.
Both been charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime.
The street value of the recovered marijuana is more than $ 15,000, Ehsanipoor said.
Both are currently being held in the Effingham County Jail.
Ehsanipoor said this is an ongoing investigation by the Effingham County Sheriff’s Office along with several other local and federal law enforcement agencies.