Johnson county police recover over 20 pounds of drugs in foiled contraband drop
A prison contraband drop was foiled in Johnson county over the weekend.
WRIGHTSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- A prison contraband drop was foiled in Johnson county over the weekend.
Deputies say it happened Saturday evening around 7:11 pm — just outside Wrightsville off highway 57 east. Officers and a Georgia department of corrections k-9 team tracked a suspect through the woods — after drones were spotted delivering illegal items. When authorities moved in, the suspect took off — leaving behind a large aerial drone, extra batteries, a machete, and multiple bags of drugs.
Investigators recovered more than 2 pounds of meth, a pound of ecstasy, over a pound of marijuana, and 17 pounds of loose-leaf tobacco — along with the drone and other staging equipment. Law enforcement tracked the suspect to highway 15 near industrial boulevard — before losing the trail. All the seized contraband is now in the custody of narcotics investigators.
