A Cornelia woman remains behind bars following her arrest earlier this month on multiple drug charges.
The GBI arrested Celia Savage, 34, following a joint drug investigation by the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office (ARDEO), Habersham County Sheriff’s Office, ATF, and GBI Special Enforcement Team.
On Friday, March 8, police executed search warrants at two homes in Cornelia related to an ongoing drug investigation, the GBI says in a press release. As a result of the investigation, police say they seized varying amounts of marijuana, fentanyl, methamphetamine, psilocybin, THC concentrates, and prescription pills (Lortab, Tramadol, Amphetamine, Clonazepam, and Oxycodone).
The estimated street value of the drugs is around $10,900. Authorities also seized 42 guns.
According to the GBI, police charged Savage with eleven counts of possession of drugs with intent to distribute. Savage, who is a convicted felon, also faces weapons charges. She is being held without bond at the Habersham County Detention Center.
If you have information related to drug activity in Habersham County or surrounding areas, call GBI ARDEO at (706) 348-7410.
Anonymous tips may be submitted by calling 1-800-597-TIPS(8477), through the online GBI Tipline, or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile app.
The Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office is a multi-agency unit that includes the sheriff’s offices in White, Lumpkin, Banks, Jackson, Habersham, Stephens, Rabun, Franklin, Gilmer, and Fannin counties. The police departments in Cleveland and Toccoa are also part of the unit, along with the Georgia National Guard Counter Drug Task Force, Georgia State Patrol, Georgia Department of Community Supervision, and the GBI.
