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Large Amounts of Meth, Heroin and Marijuana Seized by TBI, Four Antioch Residents Arrested Feb 26, 2021 at 01:55 pm by WGNS
Special Agents with the Drug Investigation Division of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, along with Agents with the Appalachia High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Task Force, arrested four people on drug-related charges, as the result of a long-term investigation.
TBI and HIDTA Task Force Agents, with assistance from the Drug Enforcement Administration, have been conducting on-going investigations into the sale and delivery of heroin to the Upper Cumberland area, following multiple overdose deaths in the past year. During the course of the investigation, Agents conducted a search warrant Thursday at 1516 Chestnut Oak Drive in Antioch, with the assistance of the Tennessee Highway Patrol’s Special Operations Division and Aviation team and officers with the Metro Nashville Police Department.
Feb 18, 2021
Feb 18, 2021
Vic Brown, the executive director of the Appalachia High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area, revealed recently that the Central Regional Drug and Violent Crime Task Force has been awarded the Appalachia HIDTA Task Force of the Year for West Virginia.
The CRDVCTF was selected for the honor from among 16 HIDTA task forces from throughout West Virginia, according to a press release from Brown.
The CRDVCTF is led by the West Virginia State Police, but it features a joint effort with participation from the Oak Hill Police Department, the Fayette County Sheriff s Department, the Fayetteville Police Department, the Nicholas County Sheriff s Department and the Summersville Police Department. The task force functions in collaboration with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.