Year-long investigation leads to drug trafficking arrest

Drug task force agents say they seized 172 grams of meth from a suspected trafficker in Jackson County. (ARDEO)

A Northeast Georgia woman is in jail, charged with trafficking and distributing methamphetamine.

45-year-old Angela Burke of Nicholson was arrested on April 20 following a year-long investigation, says Michael Marlar, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office.

According to Marlar, Burke was arrested with 172 grams of suspected methamphetamine in her possession. The estimated street value of the meth is $12,900.

The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, Banks County Sheriff’s Office, Georgia State Patrol, and ARDEO were involved in the investigation. Marlar says the investigation is still active and ongoing.

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