Panama City Beach man arrested on multiple drug charges

BAY COUNTY, Fla. ( WMBB ) – A local man was arrested on multiple drug charges after driving without a license.

On August 26, BCSO Criminal Investigations Division received information that 46-year-old Nathan Combs of Panama City Beach was spotted driving on Front Beach Road and then onto Joan Ave.

According to a news release, as the traffic stop was conducted, Combs was last seen throwing narcotics from inside the vehicle.

Combs was taken into custody for driving while his license was suspended and the attached tag was not assigned. During a search, a baggie of methamphetamine was found and a larger bag of meth was on the driver’s floorboard, investigators said.

Investigators confirmed that the vehicle was a larger baggie of various types of narcotics, inside were multiple baggies of meth, fentanyl, marijuana, and pills for sale.

The pills believed to be pressed fentanyl were sent to the FDLE lab for further testing. Investigators said they seized over 60 grams of methamphetamine from Combs.

CID investigators recognized Combs as they arrested him last month for driving while his license was suspended, grand theft, and possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute.

Combs was booked into jail for Trafficking in Methamphetamine of more than 28 grams, Possession of Fentanyl with Intent to Distribute, Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Driving while License Suspended, and Attached Tag not Assigned.

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