A Dawson County woman was arrested Monday and charged with trafficking methamphetamine, according to Lumpkin County Sheriff Stacy Jarrard.
Jarrad said 51-year-old Stacey Lynn Evans of Dawsonville was arrested during the execution of a search warrant by the Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division, the Dawson County Sheriff’s Office and the GBI’s West Metro Regional Drug Enforcement Office (WMRDEO).
During the execution of the search warrant, authorities seized 165 grams of methamphetamine which was reportedly in Evans’ possession, according to Jarrard.
Jarrad said Evans was transported to the Dawson County jail and charged with trafficking methamphetamine.
The arrest was the result of an ongoing investigation that began in Lumpkin County.
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.