Tag: seizure
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Court requires money returned in case involving convenience store Delta 8 sales
Appeals court rules forfeiture didn’t have the supporting evidence Judges ruled in favor of a local convenience store owner who had cash seized along with Delta 8 THC products during a raid in 2021 that four years later was ruled to have not been backed by solid evidence, and now the money has to be…
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NWGA Drug Task Force nets Fentanyl seizure in Hiram
Note: The following item was provided by the Northwest Georgia Drug Task Force for publication. – KtE PAULDING COUNTY — The Northwest Georgia Drug Task Force made a significant seizure of illegal narcotics, to include Fentanyl, along with guns and US Currency recently. On Wednesday November 13, 2024, Agents with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s…
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DTF: Trafficker arrested after month investigation had fentanyl, meth and multiple firearms
Drugs, guns, ammo and even a ballistic vest were all seized by the Northwest Georgia Drug Task Force on Tuesday as a monthlong investigation concluded and saw one man arrested and facing serious charges. Charles Adam Sotzin, 34, of a Cedartown address was taken into custody by Drug Task Force agents away from his home…
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Cash and gun seized by DA’s office in 2021 chase
A Rockmart man who remains behind bars lost a big chunk of change and a handgun he owned at the time, according to a press release from the District Attorney’s office this evening. Per the details of the release, the 2021 chase involving Jeffery Edward Hodges, now 37, of a Rockmart address, also saw police…
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IS IT POT OR NOT? Case over seized cash leads to questions over legalities of Delta-8 vs. Delta-9 THC
Judge Murphy rules that Delta-8 is different than traditional THC based on state’s updated Farm Bill for hemp allowance Based on state law, D-8 not defined and can’t be called “controlled substance” Could be first judicial opinion nationally to take on D-8 vs. D-9 definitions Browning plans to consult state DA org before deciding on…
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No one injured after driver has seizure, stops short of hitting Aragon Post Office
Those who were hoping to drop their mail off at the post office box in Aragon this afternoon might want to wait a while. No one was injured and a male driver is being transported to the hospital, but it was a close one according to Aragon Police Department Capt. Paul Mazzuca. He reported that…
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Police, Drug Agents make major bust after 911 called for an overdose
More than 20 pounds of meth, along with other drugs seized after agents called in when an unresponsive male brought officers to house on Wednesday morning One man in custody on multiple drug trafficking charges, more arrests expected Victim treated and release from the hospital (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); A man on Prior Station…
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Driver saved by Good Samaritan after car goes into lake during medical emergency
A driver with a medical emergency ended up in the water and was saved by a passing Good Samaritan this morning, according to a Polk County EMA official. First responders were called out to a lake on Hendrix Road after the driver of a sedan suffered a seizure and the car was sent in reverse…
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Police nab two after weeks watching drug trafficking at Chastain Road residence
Polk County Police, Rockmart Police and the Polk County Sheriff’s Office all participated in the execution of a search warrant on Wednesday evening that yielded two arrests and the seizure of methamphetamine, heroin and fentanyl, according to reports. Taylor Rose Witcher, 25, of 78 Chastain Road, Rockmart, and Nancy Allison Sanders, 42, of the same…
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Man sought on South Carolina warrant jailed on multiple drug charges
A Cedartown man with a grand larceny warrant for his arrest in South Carolina remains in jail with bond denied after he tried to run from officers who found him while they were pulling in for gas at Walmart this past Friday. Terry Tyrone Pollard, 25, of 624 E. Gibson St., Cedartown, remained in jail…