From The Trussville Tribune staff reports
BIRMINGHAM — The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of a man they said has been a “major drug trafficker” in the Birmingham area for years.
After a two-year investigation, Rolando Antwain Williamson, 34, was taken into custody on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019.
Agents served a search warrant in the 1800 block of Arlington Avenue in Bessemer and found large amounts of drugs, according to the sheriff’s office. Investigators bagged approximately 100 pounds of marijuana, 133 grams of heroin, 540 grams of methamphetamines and 112 grams of cocaine.
An apartment on Oaks Drive in Homewood was also searched. Investigators there found 50 pounds of marijuana, 130 grams of heroin and numerous handguns and rifles.
Williamson is facing charges in the Birmingham and Bessemer divisions of Jefferson County. Those charges include drug trafficking and unlawful distribution of a controlled substance.
His bonds total over $2 million and investigators said more charges are pending.
