7 facing charges after deputies found ‘trafficking amounts of fentanyl’ at southeast GA homes

Several people were arrested after a months-long joint investigation between two Georgia sheriff’s offices.

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According to the Effingham County Sheriff’s Office, the investigation spanned several months. On Oct. 25, Effingham County deputies, Bryan County deputies and the ECSO Drug Suppression Unit executed a search warrant at a home off Greenbriar Trail in Ellabell.

Authorities said they found trafficking amounts of fentanyl, tools used to manufacture methamphetamine and a stolen gun.

On Oct. 29, authorities conducted another search warrant at a home on Homestead Drive. During the search, officials discovered trafficking amounts of fentanyl, prescription medications, and materials associated with the distribution of controlled substances.

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