COLUMBIA, The Maury County Sheriff's Office Vice & Narcotics Unit closed out a two-month drug trafficking investigation on July 10, executing search warrants that led to one of the more significant seizures the county has seen this year.
Deputies recovered more than 2,000 pills, including an estimated 1,500 suspected fentanyl or fentanyl-laced pills, along with nearly $58,000 in cash, multiple firearms, a GMC truck, and quantities of cocaine and other narcotics. Fentanyl-laced pills are especially dangerous because they are often made to look identical to legitimate prescription medication, with no way to tell from the outside how much fentanyl, if any, a given pill actually contains.
The Sheriff's Office credited Special Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation's Cybercrime and Digital Evidence Unit for their assistance building the case, calling the partnership invaluable to bringing the two-month investigation to a close.
"The Maury County Sheriff's Office remains committed to aggressively pursuing those who traffic illegal narcotics and threaten the safety of our communities," the department said in a statement, thanking its deputies, investigators, and law enforcement partners for their work.
The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information about drug trafficking in Maury County is encouraged to contact the Sheriff's Office or the DEA tip line.
Sources: Maury County Sheriff's Office. WZTV News.