A Gainesville man suspected of trafficking drugs in Habersham, Hall, White and Lumpkin Counties is behind bars. 62-year old Franklin Edwards was arrested following a two month long, multi-agency investigation. He was nabbed when agents executed a search warrant at a residence on Riverbend Circle in Gainesville.
The Hall County MANS Unit, the Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office Narcotic Squad, and the North Georgia Regional Drug Enforcement Office seized 8 pounds of high grade marijuana and 780 grams of crystal methamphetamine. They also seized over $16,000 in cash. The illegal narcotics have a street value of $120,000.
Regional Drug Enforcement Office Special Agent in Charge Mitchell Posey says the investigation revealed Edwards distributed approximately 2 pounds of illegal narcotics a week in the four north Georgia counties.
He’s charged with trafficking methamphetamine and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute.
Edwards is being held in the Hall County Detention Center.
The North Georgia Drug Task Force is a multi-agency unit that consists of the following Sheriff’s Offices: White County, Lumpkin County, Towns County, Banks County, Habersham County, Stephens County, and Rabun County, along with the Georgia National Guard Counter Drug Task Force, the Department of Public Safety, and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
