Sweep nets eight drug arrests

Atmore PD, deputies seize meth, codeine, Kratom, pot

The Atmore Police Department and the Escambia County Sheriff's Office joined together Friday to conduct a city-wide traffic enforcement detail that resulted in the arrest of eight people with six being charged with drug crimes.

Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks said the additional officers on the streets performed numerous traffic stops for speeding, vehicle equipment violations and other moving violations.

Those arrested included:

- Joshua Hall, 29, of Harris Street in Atmore, charged with trafficking codeine, unlawful possession of marijuana I, unlawful possession of a controlled substance an...