Drug bust leaves Monroe County grandmother in custody

FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A Monroe County grandmother was arrested after a drug bust on Wednesday night around 7. This comes from a Monroe County Sheriff’s Department Facebook post. 

Authorities identified the woman as 59-year-old Lisa Smith.

Deputies executed a search warrant at Smith’s residence in the 200 block of Langston Avenue in Forsyth.

During the search, investigators found the following:

• Firearms
• Methamphetamine
• Marijuana
• Scales
• Baggies
• Several pipes used for smoking drugs

The charges

Deputies arrested Smith and charged her with the following:

• Distribution of methamphetamine
• Distribution of marijuana
• Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
• Possession of drug paraphernalia
• Reckless conduct (Child endangerment) as Smith’s two-year-old grandchild was present in the house where drugs were sold and used