Drug agents arrested a Gillsville man and woman Thursday and charged them with trafficking methamphetamine.
36-year-old Steven Whitehead and 23-year-old Madison Porter were arrested after officers from the Banks County Sheriff’s Office and Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office (ARDEO) executed a search warrant at 271 Sims Harris Road in Gillsville.
During the search, agents recovered approximately 68.1 grams of Methamphetamine and several firearms, according to ARDEO Special Agent in Charge Trent Hillsman.
Hillsman says the methamphetamine has a street value of approximately $7,480.
The search was the result of an extended investigation and a collaborative effort by law enforcement agencies, Hillsman says.
Whitehead and Porter were both charged with trafficking methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. They were booked into the Banks County jail.
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