The Brief
- Ricky Dwight Wright received a 30-year prison sentence and a $1 million fine for methamphetamine trafficking.
- Law enforcement seized over one kilogram of methamphetamine following a Woodstock police traffic stop and K-9 search.
- A Cherokee County jury returned a guilty verdict after deliberating for only 15 minutes.
CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ga. – A Fannin County man will spend the next three decades behind bars after a Cherokee County jury convicted him of trafficking more than a kilogram of methamphetamine.
Meth dealer sentenced
What we know:
Ricky Dwight Wright, 39, was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Wednesday. Because Wright was sentenced as a recidivist offender, he was also ordered to pay a mandatory $1 million fine, the state-required penalty for trafficking more than 400 grams of the drug.
The sentencing followed a swift trial where the jury deliberated for only 15 minutes before returning a guilty verdict on Tuesday.
K-9 helps find 1 kilogram of meth
The backstory:
The case traces back to March 4, 2025, around 1:15 a.m. when a Woodstock police officer stopped an Acura sedan traveling north on Interstate 575. The officer initiated the stop after discovering an individual linked to the car had an active warrant.
During the stop, a passenger tried to hide and then throw away a drawstring bag. Police recovered the bag, finding 175 grams of methamphetamine tucked inside plastic grocery bags.…