Aaron Stephenson. Photo: Northumbria Police A FUGITIVE who fled to Spain to avoid justice after being snared in a large-scale drugs investigation has been arrested. Northumbria Police said Aaron Stephenson left the North East in August 2020 – just two days before he was due to be sentenced for conspiring to supply Class A drugs and possessing criminal property. The 27-year-old, who was living in Widdrington at the time was arrested alongside his cousins Wesley and McKenzie Stephenson and grandparents Dianne Wright and Philip Stephenson in a series of Valentine’s Day raids aimed at disrupting their illicit drugs operation. In March 2020, the family members were convicted for their respective roles in the conspiracy – but days before they were all due to be sentenced – Aaron Stephenson packed a bag and headed for the sun-soaked beaches of Marbella.
Aaron Stephenson has been arrested A FUGITIVE who fled to Spain to avoid justice after being snared in a large-scale drugs investigation has been arrested. Aaron Stephenson left the North-East in August 2020 – just two days before he was due to be sentenced for conspiring to supply Class A drugs and possessing criminal property. The 27-year-old, who was living in Widdrington at the time was arrested alongside his cousins Wesley and McKenzie Stephenson and grandparents Dianne Wright and Philip Stephenson in a series of Valentine’s Day raids aimed at disrupting their illicit drugs operation. In March 2020, the family members were convicted for their respective roles in the conspiracy – but days before they were all due to be sentenced – Aaron Stephenson packed a bag and headed for the beaches of Marbella.
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Operation âSandy Bottomâ: Drug investigation indicts 48, including 3 prison guards Prison cells (Source: KFVS) By Dave Miller | January 13, 2021 at 3:33 PM EST - Updated January 13 at 3:33 PM
WAYCROSS, Ga. (WALB) - Nearly 50 people have been indicted in a drug trafficking investigation that targeted violent gang members distributing methamphetamine and other drugs in the Coffee County area, according to the United States Department of Justice.
Dubbed âOperation Sandy Bottom,â the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force investigation centered in the Sand Ridge neighborhood on the east side of Douglas, in an area known as âThe Bottoms,â said Bobby Christine, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Georgia.
Updated: 2:27 PM EST January 13, 2021
DOUGLAS, Georgia Four dozen people have been indicted in a Coffee County drug trafficking operation that targeted gang members. Three of them are correctional officers.
According to a news release, the focus of Operation Sandy Bottom was the Sand Ridge neighborhood in Douglas.
The indictment alleges that the ring, controlled by part of the Gangster Disciples street gang, controlled meth trafficking in South Georgia and distributed contraband in prisons.
The news release says the investigation started back in 2018 when the Coffee County Drug Unit responded to complaints of increased violence in the Sand Ridge neighborhood. The unit then asked the FBI and Coastal Georgia Violent Task Gang Task Force for help.