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.
Dec 31, 2020
ELKINS Kenneth Allan Evans, of Moorefield, was arrested and appeared in federal court Tuesday to face drug charges, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.
Evans, 48, was indicted by a federal grand jury sitting in Elkins on Dec. 15 on one count of “Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine,” one count of “Maintaining Drug-Involved Premises,” one count of “Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine,” and one count of “Distribution of Methamphetamine Aiding and Abetting.”
Also charged with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and other related charges are: Kaleb Joseph Beals, 31, of Silver Creek, Georgia. Jennifer Ann Howell, 41, of Moorefield. Kelly Marie Talber, 36, of Keyser.
Savannah Morning News
Multiple defendants are facing federal felony charges in a drug trafficking investigation targeting a violent Savannah-area network, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia.
A total of 29 defendants face multiple federal felony charges in a drug trafficking investigation that distributed cocaine, heroin and marijuana.
“This investigation represents yet another significant infiltration and disruption of a violent, gang-related drug distribution network in the Southern District,” said U.S. Attorney Bobby L. Christine. “Our dedicated law enforcement partners continue to demonstrate our shared commitment to target and eliminate those who would spread poison and fear in our communities.”
29 Savannah-area defendants face charges in drug bust dubbed âOperation Deadlier Catchâ
29 Savannah-area defendants face charges in drug bust dubbed âOperation Deadlier Catchâ By Sean Evans | December 16, 2020 at 4:12 PM EST - Updated December 16 at 6:57 PM
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - More than two dozen people are facing federal charges stemming from what investigators call a drug trafficking operation.
Dubbed âOperation Deadlier Catchâ, the law enforcement effort to stop the operation honed in on a violent Savannah-area network.
Bobby Christine, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia said at a news conference Wednesday, âA 27-count indictment for a drug trafficking conspiracy moving cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin and marijuana from Mexico via California to Savannah.â