Drugs, illegal firearms found during traffic stop in Fayette County
Illegal firearms, massive cache of drugs found
Deputies pulled him over for running a red light. Nineteen-year-old Zion Ahmed was handcuffed when the deputy spotted the illegal firearm, but the sheriff says it was the massive cache of drugs in the car that could put him away for a long time.
FAYETTE COUNTY, Ga. - A Fayette County deputy has been credited with making a major drug bust.
A 19-year-old driver ran a red light right in front of his patrol car on the evening of April 4.
Zion Ahmed faces multiple drug charges, theft by receiving, and multiple weapons charges. (Fayette County Sheriff's Office)
What we know:
Zion Ahmed faces multiple drug charges, theft by receiving, and multiple weapons charges.
Police camera video shows how long it took the deputy to decide to arrest Ahmed that night.
A Glock 9mm handgun with an illegal switch, making it fully automatic and highly illegal, was found during a traffic stop in Fayette County on April 4, 2025. (Fayette County Sheriff's Office)
The deputy reported smelling marijuana coming from the car during the stop, but it was the Glock 9mm handgun with a switch, which made it fully automatic and illegal, that led the deputy to take Ahmed into custody.
Dig deeper:
At this point, the deputy didn’t yet know that the car was also loaded with drugs.
That discovery came when they searched the car and found 1,500 packages of marijuana with a total weight of 13 pounds, as well as 131 grams of ecstasy, oxycodone, mushrooms, THC oils, and vape pens.
The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office says deputies found 1,500 packages of marijuana with a total weight of 13 pounds, as well as 131 grams of ecstasy, oxycodone, shrooms and THC oils and vape pens during a traffic stop on April 8, 2025. (Fayette County Sheriff's Office)
Along with the illegal handgun with the switch, deputies say they also found a stolen firearm that had been flagged by federal agents.
What they're saying:
Sheriff Barry Babb says Zion Ahmed is 19 years old and from Hampton. The sheriff believes Ahmed was lured in by easy money, but that his luck had run out.
Zion Ahmed, 19, of Hampton was arrested after deputies say a Glock 9mm handgun with a switch was found in his car during a traffic stop in Fayette County on April 4, 2025. (Fayette County Sheriff's Office)
He's facing 10 felonies, including trafficking and weapons charges.
Sheriff Babb says that Ahmed outright owned the sedan he was driving, an Infiniti Q50, a $40,000 luxury car.
It was seized as part of his arrest and, if convicted, could be forfeited.
What we don't know:
It is unclear whether Ahmed has retained legal representation. The date of his next court appearance is not immediately known.
The Source: FOX 5's Doug Evans spoke with the Fayette County Sheriff's Office for this article.