State and federal agents arrested 16 people Wednesday after a months-long investigation into a drug trafficking organization moving methamphetamine, fentanyl, and oxycodone across six North Georgia counties.
What’s Happening: The Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office led Operation Silent Hand, executing nine search warrants and 16 arrest warrants on March 4. The operation targeted a drug trafficking organization active across Franklin, Gwinnett, Habersham, Hall, Stephens, and White counties.
What Was Seized: Agents recovered 32 kilograms of suspected methamphetamine, 4 pounds of suspected fentanyl, an unspecified number of diverted pharmaceutical opioids, and multiple firearms…