AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Richmond County deputies made a major bust of a ring suspected of moving mass quantities of marijuana through the CSRA via commercial airline flights.
Here’s deputies’ narrative of how it all unfolded:
On May 12, 2026, the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division, working in coordination with the Crime Suppression Team and the Richmond County Marshal’s Office, conducted a targeted investigation into a Drug Trafficking Organization (DTO) responsible for moving large quantities of marijuana throughout the Central Savannah River Area…