Report: Smyrna Officer Fired For Possession Of Marijuana

COBB COUNTY, Ga. --According to the Smyrna Police Department an officer was arrested on April 7th, for felony possession of marijuana and possession of a weapon during the commission of a crime.

Clyde Cook, 55, was arrested after a traffic stop by MCS Cobra Units from Cobb County on Canton Rd in Woodstock.

During the course of the traffic stop agents could smell marijuana coming from the vehicle, according to reports.

MCS Agents said they conducted a search which revealed narcotics belonging to another person in the vehicle. A subsequent search of each person revealed a quantity of marijuana in Cook’s groin area.

Agents immediately notified the Smyrna Police Department.

At the conclusion of the internal investigation, Chief of Police Stanley E. Hook terminated Cook.

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