DeKalb County police seized firearms and lots of drugs and arrested five suspected gang members during a bust on Tuesday.
Officers served a search warrant near the 1600 block of Freedom Valley, which resulted in the seizure of approximately 7,400 pills of ecstasy, 350 pills of oxycodone, 220 pills of Xanax, 15 pounds of marijuana, 208 fluid ounces of Promethazine, 122 grams of psilocybin mushrooms, 162 grams of crystal methamphetamine, 73 grams of cocaine, 6 handguns (2 of them stolen), 2 rifles and a large amount of cash.
[DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]
During the search, detectives noticed gang paraphernalia, which led them to believe the suspects were high-ranking gang members within DeKalb County.
Five suspects were arrested and charged with multiple drug trafficking, firearms, and gang charges.
Police did not identify the suspects.
TRENDING STORIES:
- Ga. musician killed along with 3 family members in apparent Ohio murder-suicide, deputies say
- Bodies of mother and son discovered in Georgia home; deputies believe they were dead for months
- 16-year-old reported missing found dead at Gwinnett home, police say
[SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
IN OTHER NEWS:
:quality(70)/d1hfln2sfez66z.cloudfront.net/03-01-2023/t_c8336f9ca23b4c7d93b7852eb04a18ee_name_Clayton_County_Jail.jpeg)
©2022 Cox Media Group
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/7VZ44YDYRJA6HHDEEDR7LJHNC4.jpeg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/2R7RZ25WFBH37B4LV3YBD6D45Q.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/QZE5VGTZB5HTTJMPNHT2RF74RA.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/R3GJTL7L7BHS5P3CUKRYPKT4GY.jpeg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/5LUDEIPHDJBYFOJTD6U2BVIEVY.png)