The Lumpkin County Sheriff s Office said Thursday that 12 people were charged with RICO Act violations. Author: Jonathan Raymond (11Alive) Updated: 1:16 PM EST December 17, 2020
LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga.
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More than a dozen people were arrested this week in north Georgia as part of a sting on a drug trafficking ring, the Lumpkin County Sheriff s Office said Thursday.
The sheriff s office said 12 were arrested in connection to a yearlong investigation and charged with violations of the Racketeering and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, while an additional two people were arrested while the original 12 warrants were being served.
According to a press release from the Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office, 12 people were arrested Wednesday in connection with a drug trafficking organization.
The release says the Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division, the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office (ARDEO), the Federal Bureau of Investigation Safe Streets Task Force and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation served the 12 arrest warrants in multiple locations.
The 12 suspects were previously charged with drug violations in Lumpkin County in the past year, and all are being charged with violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), according to the release.
The release says all 12 were determined to be affiliated and connected with a drug trafficking organization.