Northeast Georgia drug agents arrested a man and seized nearly $24,000 in drugs and cash in Jackson County.
Officers took 44-year-old Gary Harper into custody on December 2 after executing a search warrant at his home at 21 Wages Bridge Road in Nicholson, says Michael Marlar with the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office.
During the search, Marlar says agents found approximately 25 grams of crack cocaine and one and a half pounds of marijuana. The drugs have an estimated street value of $6,875.
Officers also seized two firearms and $16,981 in cash, Marlar says. One of the guns was reported stolen out of Athens-Clarke County.
Agents charged Harper with possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine and marijuana, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, theft by receiving a stolen firearm and tampering with evidence.
Harper was booked into the Jackson County jail where he remained without bond as of Monday night, December 6, online jail records show.
The Northeast Georgia Regional Drug Task Force, Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, Georgia State Patrol, and ARDEO were involved in the investigation, which, Marlar says, remains active and ongoing.
