Charges being dropped against lieutenant governor's son

ATLANTA - Drug charges against the son of Lt. Gov. Mark Taylor will be dropped because a substance found under the seat of a car he was riding in was not opium, a spokesman for District Attorney Paul Howard said. <br> <br> Erik Friedly said Thursday that lab tests showed it was ``not an illegal substance, so we don&#39;t have anything to proceed on.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Friedly said the formal dismissal would be at a Superior Court hearing Monday. The district attorney will also drop drug-trafficking charges against two men who were with 19-year-old Fletcher Taylor when they were stopped by police July 29. <br> <br> The lieutenant governor said in a written statement he was relieved. <br> <br> ``As I&#39;ve said before, I&#39;ve always believed in my son and his innocence,&#39;&#39; Taylor said. <br> <br> Authorities did not say if the lab determined what the 29.5 grams of substance was.