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White County authorities seize largest amount of fentanyl pills in county’s history

Posted 8:10PM on Thursday 29th September 2022 ( 2 years ago )
Multiple police agencies on Sunday, Sept. 25 completed White County’s largest seizure of fentanyl. 
 
As a result, police arrested Joshua McLaughlin, 34 of Canton, and Thomas Garnsey, 49 of Dawsonville.
 
Authorities seized more than 168 grams of fentanyl, 500 grams of methamphetamine, 60 grams of cocaine, 14 grams of ecstasy, 103 grams of Alprazolam. Additionally, police confiscated black tar heroin, crack cocaine, marijuana and over $10,000 in assets.
 
The White County Sheriff’s Office, the Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office, the Riverdale Police Department, the Atlanta-Carolinas HIDTA and the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office conducted the drug investigation.
 
McLaughlin is charged with trafficking methamphetamine, trafficking cocaine, possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute, possession of heroin with intent to distribute, possession of ecstasy with intent to distribute, possession of Alprazolam with intent to distribute, and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute.
 
Garnsey was charged with trafficking methamphetamine. 
 
The investigation is ongoing.

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