EFFINGHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WSAV) – The Effingham County Sheriff’s Office (ECSO) Drug Suppression Unit, with assistance from the Rincon Police Department (RPD) K-9 Unit and Georgia State Patrol, arrested a man and seized thousands of dollars worth of drugs on Wednesday.
William Frank Davis, 37, of Guyton was the subject of a surveillance operation on November 13. Davis, a wanted person, has been a person of interest in an ongoing investigation into the sale of methamphetamine and Fentanyl throughout Bryan, Chatham, and Effingham Counties.
Just before 8:30 p.m., members of the ECSO Drug Suppression Unit, ECSO Special Response Team (SRT) and Georgia State Patrol Troopers attempted to make contact with Davis at a residence in the Shadowbrook Subdivision. He fled on foot from the residence and left behind a large quantity of Fentanyl and Methamphetamine.
The RPD K-9 Unit then apprehended Davis shortly thereafter.
The ECSO Drug Suppression Unit seized 1803 grams (3.97 pounds) of methamphetamine, 1336 grams of Fentanyl (2.94 pounds), 113 grams (4 ounces) of marijuana, 1 firearm, and items associated with the production of Fentanyl.