Alabama man arrested on aggravated trafficking charges in Harrison County

HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- A 45-year-old man has been arrested in Harrison County on one count of aggravated trafficking.

The Harrison County Sheriff’s Office arrested Taurus Bush of Alabama on the charge following a seizure of ten pounds of methamphetamine during a traffic stop on I-10.

On November 2, a Harrison County deputy conducted the traffic stop on a blue Ford Expedition for a traffic violation at the 43-mile marker of Interstate 10 eastbound in Biloxi.

During the stop, deputies contacted Bush. A border patrol narcotics K9 assisted with the traffic stop and alerted on the vehicle.

During a probable cause search, deputies found the meth inside the vehicle.

Bush was booked into the Harrison County Jail for aggravated trafficking and issued a $150,000 bond.