Undercover buy-bust leads to one drug trafficking arrest

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On June 25, 2020, The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division with the help of the Vonore Police Department set up an undercover buy-bust takedown on a suspected Methamphetamine trafficker in Monroe County, TN. An undercover Law Enforcement Officer was utilized in purchasing Methamphetamine from Lawrence Bryant. Mr. Bryant delivered the Methamphetamine to a location in Monroe County. A takedown traffic stop was then conducted on Mr. Bryant, where more Methamphetamine, Marijuana, paraphernalia, and a firearm was recovered. Mr. Bryant was taken into custody and charged with sale/delivery of schedule II Methamphetamine, possession of schedule II Methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, possession of schedule VI marijuana, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony.

Search warrants lead to six arrests on drug-related charges

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MONROE COUNTY, Tenn. – Over the last few months, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office has been investigating drug overdoses relating to heroin laced with fentanyl, which is being trafficked inside Monroe County.

On June 16, 2020, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division served a search warrant on a suspected Heroin drug trafficker at a residence in Monroe County in the Gudger community. Located during the search warrant were several bags and containers of suspected heroin, several bags of methamphetamine, oxycodone, oxymorphone, paraphernalia, and a handgun. The following people were arrested for the following offenses:

BRADLEY MILLER – conspiracy to deliver heroin, possession of heroin for resale, possession of methamphetamine for resale, possession of oxymorphone, drug paraphernalia.

JOSHUA MCLEMORE- possession of Heroin for resale, possession of methamphetamine for resale, possession of oxycodone, possession of a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony.

MELISSA MCKEE – possession of methamphetamine for resale, possession of oxymorphone, drug paraphernalia.

JEREMY MCKEE – possession of heroin.

TERRY LEE – possession of methamphetamine, violation of probation, drug paraphernalia.

DANIEL MCEACHERN- drug paraphernalia.

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