A joint effort between the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Crime Suppression Unit and the 19th Judicial District Drug Task Force resulted in the seizure of drugs, guns and $72,000 in cash on Sunday.
While carrying out a search warrant in the 2000 block of Broome Road, agents and deputies discovered more than 15 pounds of methamphetamine with a value of approximately $190,000, according to MCSO spokesperson Sandra Brandon.
The bust also discovered 34 firearms, as well as various amounts of marijuana, assorted pills and drug paraphernalia.
Agents also recovered about $72,000 in cash during the course of the investigation and arrested two women and a man in connection to the case:
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April 6, 2021
HENRY COUNTY, Tenn. A Henry County man is in custody following an investigation involving multiple law enforcement agencies.
Investigators say James Lee Payne II, 37, and another individual were arrested in East Tennessee, according to a news release. Payne is believed to have ties to a gang operating in Henry County, the release says.
Through the investigation, officers found about 12 pounds of methamphetamine, about two pounds of fentanyl, almost seven pounds of marijuana, LSD, a shotgun, five vehicles, and about $15,700.
Investigators believe the methamphetamine and fentanyl found in East Tennessee were destined for Henry County, the release says.
A 53-year-old Flippin woman faces half a dozen felony drug and gun charges after law enforcement officers reported finding methamphetamine, hydrocodone and a defaced handgun in the travel trailer where was staying, according to an affidavit and a press release from Marion County Sheriff Clinton Evans
David Alkire, an investigator with the 14th Judicial District Drug Task Force wrote in the affidavit that he was notified Jana Brigman was selling drugs at her Trailwood Terrace residence.
Members of the task force, the sheriff s office, the Flippin Police Department and the Fugitive Apprehension Team of the Arkansas Department of Community Corrections went to Brigman s home March 2.