MOULTRIE, Ga. — Police making a traffic stop on a car with an expired tag arrested both the driver and his passenger after finding suspected methamphetamine in the vehicle.

Officers stopped the car driven by Timmy Wayne Martin Jr. just before 2 p.m. near the intersection of 26th Avenue Southeast and Veterans Parkway South.

Police arrested Martin, 36, for the license violation, Moultrie Police Department Lt. Raul Leal said.

“While searching they located a pill container containing suspected crystal meth,” Leal said. “They found another bag in the car.”

Leal did not know the total amount of the substance found in the car and medication bottle.

Martin, 36, 54 Spruce Lane, Thomasville, and passenger Laura Cathlene Gist, 48, 19574 U.S. Highway 319 N., Coolidge, were each charged with possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute.

In addition, Martin also was charged with expired vehicle tag or decal and driving while license withdrawn, and Gist was charged with open container in vehicle.

In other arrests

• Jose Fernando, 29, 657 Circle Road, was charged Sunday with driving without license and running red light.

• Willard Davis Jr., 49, 713 26th Ave. S.E. Apt. B, was charged Saturday with driving under the influence, reckless driving, driving with suspended license and seat belt violation.

• Sam Calvin Edwards, 36, 430 Seventh St. S.W., was charged Saturday with driving with suspended license.

• Norris Lavelle McClendon, 46, 553 27th St. S.E. Apt. 7, was charged Friday with simple battery (family violence).

Sheriff’s Office

• Santiago Perez, 35, 2775 E. Newton-Omega Road, Norman Park, was charged Sunday with driving under the influence.

• Marlana Nicole Pellerin, 225 Indian Lake Drive Lot 48, Norman Park, was charged Friday Sunday with simple battery (family violence) and battery.

• Chance Dewayne Palmer, 20, 1612 South Blvd., was charged Sunday with disorderly conduct.

• Kimatki Arkyle Moye, 37, 2545 Old Albany Road, was charged Saturday  with simple battery (family violence).

• Donterrious Tyrell Sanders, 2991 Josie Miller Road, Newton, was charged Saturday with theft by taking.

• Horace Donald Jolly, 28, 1160 Second St. S.E., was charged Friday with cruelty to children.

• Shacoby Latisha Stubbins, 31, 280 O’Quinn Road, Tifton, was charged Friday with failure to appear.

• Brian Jeremy Hargraves,  37, 102 Holly Trail, was charged Thursday with aggravated stalking and failure to appear.

• Karey Jermaine Elliott, 32, 329 Hwy. 111, was charged Friday with failure to appear.

• La’Shana Tanyell McIntyre, 24, 15 Ninth Ave. N.W., was charged Thursday with driving without license.

Georgia State Patrol

• E’Darius Von’Son Davis, 23, 27 Wiregrass Circle, was charged May 6 with driving without license on person, possession of marijuana and speeding.

Probation violation

Moultrie Police

• Clayton Bradley Zimmerman, 37,1711 Seventh St. S.E.

• Tony Bernard Coates, 48, 127 Fifth St. S.E.

• Dylan Howard, 19, 16 Holley Lane.

• Arcoline Bernard Robinson Jr., 4126 31st Ave. S.E.

Sheriff’s Office

• Stephen Ray Madden,  286 26th St. Apt. 2.