A Lavonia woman is facing multiple drug-related charges after a visit by law enforcement to a Franklin County hotel resulted in the discovery of methamphetamine and other narcotics.
According to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, deputies and an agent with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office (ARDEO) conducted a “knock and talk” at the Super 8 hotel in Lavonia on Saturday, May 10. During the operation, officers made contact with a woman identified only as “Cleveland,” a local resident.
Authorities say Cleveland spoke with deputies inside one of the hotel rooms and allegedly admitted to having methamphetamine in her possession. A subsequent search of her bag allegedly uncovered methamphetamine, cocaine, multiple smaller bags, a digital scale and a glass pipe.
Cleveland was taken into custody without incident and transported to the Franklin County Detention Center for processing. She is facing multiple narcotics-related charges, including trafficking methamphetamine.
The investigation remains ongoing.
