STEPHENS COUNTY: A drug bust in Stephens County, Ga. netted over a quarter million dollars in illegal narcotics earlier in September as part of a multi-agency investigation.
The bust and subsequent arrests happened on Sept. 24 in the 1000 block of Hayes Road.
There, the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office executed a search warrant at the home of Christel Ivester as part of a joint investigation with the Hall County Multi-Agency Narcotics Squad and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
That warrant turned up about 5 pounds of methamphetamine, one pound of marijuana and six ounces of powder cocaine valued at about $268,000. Three guns were also found at the residence.
Police arrested Marty Allen Smith, 36, of 500 Dooley Drive in Toccoa, Ga. who was at the residence at the time of the bust.
However, police are still looking for Ivester who was not at the home at the time of the search warrant.
She is wanted on active warrants for trafficking methamphetamine, trafficking cocaine, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.
Authorities are asking anyone with information on her location to contact the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office.
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