Two men arrested for Cannabis Trafficking appeared in Effingham County Court on Thursday.
44 year old, Jing Zhou, of Flushing, New York and 55 year old, Suichen Si, of Rosemead, California were arrested by the Altamont Police Department on Monday. Zhou and Si were charged with Cannabis Trafficking greater than 5000 grams. Additionally, Si was charged with Possession of Cannabis greater than 5,000 grams.
We recently spoke with Effingham County State’s Attorney, Bryan Kibler. Kibler stated that the two men were traveling east from California in separate cars at the time of their arrest. According to Kibler, Si was found with 65 pounds of cannabis in his vehicle. Both men appeared in court on Thursday and were assigned Public Defenders. They are being held in the Effingham County Jail with a bond of $100,000.
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