Meth, Guns Seized, 15 Arrested In Massive West Georgia Drug Bust

Douglasville GA

14 September, 2020

4:45 PM

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CARROLLTON, GA — Methamphetamine worth about $530,000 — along with marijuana, other drugs and guns — were seized when the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Haralson-Paulding Drug Task Force arrested 15 west Georgians Thursday. Most of those arrested had Villa Rica addresses. Those arrested and their charges are: Freddy Strickland, 44 — trafficking methamphetamines, using a communication facility to commit a felony, possession of schedule II controlled substances, possession of a firearm by a convicted felonDenzel Isaiah Strickland, 26, Villa Rica — conspiracy trafficking methamphetamines, using a communication facility to commit a felonyLatiffany Andrews Gibbons, 38, Bowdon — trafficking methamphetamines, using a communication facility to commit a felonyNathaniel Seth Edwards, 25, Villa Rica — conspiracy trafficking methamphetamines, using a communication facility to commit a felonyAndregus Miquel Sparks, 41, Temple — conspiracy trafficking methamphetamines, using a communication facility to commit a felonyStephanie Diane Keeton, 36, Villa Rica — conspiracy trafficking methamphetamines, using a communication facility to commit a felony, possession of methamphetamines with the intent to distributeCorey Michael Evans 40, Villa Rica — conspiracy trafficking methamphetamines, using a communication facility to commit a felonyDonald Ray Dickerson 60, Temple — conspiracy trafficking methamphetamines, using a communication facility to commit a felonyJason Lee West 39, Roopville — conspiracy trafficking methamphetamines, using a communication facility to commit a felonyVincente Dwight Brown 43, Villa Rica — conspiracy trafficking methamphetamines, using a communication facility to commit a felonyMichael Albert Patterson 37, Villa Rica — conspiracy trafficking methamphetamines, using a communication facility to commit a felonyShea Lynn Holland 45, Villa Rica — conspiracy to distribute marijuana, using a communication facility to commit a felonyLindsey Ann Hale 27, Villa Rica — conspiracy to possession of methamphetamines, using a communication facility to commit a felonySamantha Lee Green 23, Temple — possession of schedule II controlled substancesChristopher Harper 35, Temple — possession of a firearm by a convicted felon According to a news release from the GBI, authorities also seized 34 vehicles and $200,000 from drug proceeds. Among the agencies involved in the investigation, which started earlier this year, are the Villa Rica Police Department, the Paulding County Sheriff's Office and the Dallas Police Department. More charges and arrests are pending.