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Putnam County deputies seize more than $19K, 1,000 grams of mushrooms, 4,600 grams of marijuana after traffic stop

Two men have been arrested in connection to the traffic stop Tuesday, according to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office.
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A still image from body camera footage of mushrooms seized during a traffic stop on State Road 207 Wednesday.

PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. — Deputies confiscated a large amount of mushrooms and weed after a traffic stop in Putnam County, according to the sheriff's office.

Deputies stopped a vehicle on State Road 207 driven by 41-year-old Lady Lake man Ronald Lamar Jones, 41, and passenger Roy Owen Blum, 60, from Okeechobee. 

The sheriff's office said a K9 officer alerted deputies of potential narcotics inside the vehicle Tuesday. A search of the vehicle yielded 1,051 grams of psychedelic mushrooms, 4,619 grams of raw marijuana, THC lollipops, psilocybin-infused chocolate packages, THC Pens and $19,229.

Credit: PCSO
Ronald Jones, 41, was released on bond Wednesday after he received multiple drug charges.
Credit: PCSO
Roy Blum, 60, was charged with one count of possession of a controlled substance without a prescription.

Jones was charged with three counts of possession of a controlled substance without a prescription, selling marijuana, keeping a vehicle for drug activity, possession of a synthetic narcotics with intent to sell, manufacture or distribute and possession of drug paraphernalia. On Wednesday, he was released on $18,000 bond.

Blum was charged with one count of possession of a controlled substance without a prescription. He was released on $2,500 bond on Wednesday.

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