CLEVELAND — A sweep Friday by local law enforcement officers was made in White County resulting in two arrests and drug seizure.
Mitchell Posey, special agent in charge of the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office, said the various officers searched a total of 31 residences in White County.
Participating agencies included the White County Sheriff’s Office, Cleveland Police Department, Georgia Department of Community Supervision, Georgia Department of Corrections K-9 and ARDEO.
Posey said White County authorities received information from the public on each of the places searched.
Authorities responded to the public’s outcry by going to each of the residences and asking nicely to search for illegal narcotics and stolen items, Posey said.
According to Posey the goal of the operation was to remove all illegal narcotics from the streets and to deter drug dealers from selling illegal narcotics or being in possession of stolen items in White County.
Adam Chadwick Moody, 41, of Clermont was arrested at 2548 Skitts Mountain Road for trafficking methamphetamine, according to Posey. Law enforcement located approximately 4 ounces of illegal narcotic.
Angel Nicole Piper, 30, was arrested at her home, 128 Donald Alexander Road, for possession of methamphetamine. A small quantity of methamphetamine was found at the residence.
The street value of the illegal narcotics seized is $13,000. Piper and Moody were transported to the White County Detention Center.
ARDEO encourages citizens to report any suspicious drug activity via IM or at (706) 348-7410 or by contacting their local sheriff’s office or police department.
The Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office is a multi-agency unit that consists of the
following Sheriff’s Offices: White County, Lumpkin County, Towns County, Banks County,
Jackson County, Habersham County, Stephens County, Rabun County and Franklin County,
along with Cleveland Police Department, Lavonia Police Department, Toccoa Police
Department, Georgia National Guard Counter Drug Task Force, Georgia Department of Public
Safety, and Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
