‘This is a huge change:’ Known drug house transformed into home for Atlanta police officer

A drug house that has been raided at least 11 times has been renovated and is now the home of an Atlanta police officer .

Channel 2 Investigative Reporter Mark Winne looked back at some of the incidents that took place at the Dill Avenue home.

In 2016, Winne interviewed Lt. Jeff Cantin as part of an investigation into 730 Dill Avenue. At the time, he was commanding Atlanta police’s Narcotics Unit who had been investigating the home.

“[We] did 11 search warrants, bought drugs out of that location and then somebody was murdered at that location,” Lt. Cantin said at the time.

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Now, Major Cantin is the commander of the APD unit that oversees community outreach and housing, including APD’s part of the Atlanta Police Foundation’s Secure Neighborhoods program, which puts officers in homes in challenged neighborhoods.

Maj. Cantin says that back in the day, his frustration peaked when Vincent Sanders was murdered at the home just before they served the 11th search warrant.

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