Methamphetamine, valued at $4,000 and nearly $6,000 sit on a table in Gilmer County Sheriff Stacy Nicholson’s office after being confiscated Friday, Sept. 30. Four men were arrested in the course of the investigation.
Photo by Al Summers
by Al Summers
News Editor
alsummers@timescourier.com
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Methamphetamine, valued at $4,000 and nearly $6,000 sit on a table in Gilmer County Sheriff Stacy Nicholson’s office after being confiscated Friday, Sept. 30. Four men were arrested in the course of the investigation.
Photo by Al Summers
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Gilmer County Sheriff’s deputies, along with agents from the Zell Miller Mountain Parkway Drug Task Force (DTF) and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) made a dent in the drug trafficking last Friday, Sept. 30 with the arrest of four men and the confiscation of drugs, drug paraphernalia, and cash.
According to Gilmer County Sheriff Stacy Nicholson, arrested were Kenneth Lamar Eaton, 38, who was charged with trafficking methamphetamine and possession of a controlled substance; Thomas George Learch, 59, who was charged with trafficking methamphetamine; Delmar Gene Eaton, 42, and Rodney Ernest Eaton, 20, both of whom were charged with possession of controlled substances. All of those arrested were from Ellijay.
According to reports, 40 grams of methamphetamine were found in the office of Yea Buddy Tires and drug paraphernalia and more methamphetamine was found in other areas of the building. Officers also recovered a little over $6,000 cash. The value of the methamphetamine was estimated to be $4,000.
In another investigation, three men were arrested in connection with trafficking marijuana. Irvin Michael Schneisser, 47, of Ellijay was arrested and charged with felony possession of marijuana. Jose Angel Gonzalez, 44, of Sugar Hill and Pacheco Elizondo Eleazer, 24, of Gwinnett County were arrested and charged with trafficking marijuana. Nicholson said 16 pounds of marijuana was discovered in connection with the investigation.
The sheriff told the Times-Courier, “Methamphetamine continues to be our worst problem in this county and we are committed to getting it off the streets little by little.”
He added, “All of these arrests involved businesses. When arrests are made in businesses, the businesses are subject to seizure, too.”