Search warrant at ‘stash house’ results in Greene County’s largest meth bust

Michael Bailey (Contributed Photo/Greene County Jail)

Michael Bailey (Contributed Photo/Greene County Jail)

A search warrant uncovered nearly 95 pounds of meth in a Greene County apartment, the largest meth seizure in the county’s history, according to the Greene County Sheriff’s Office.

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The bust is part of an 813% increase in drug trafficking cases involving meth by The Agencies for Combined Enforcement Task Force in the 2018, compared to last year, the agency said in a media release Thursday.

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Deputies investigated tips of drugs being stored in an apartment on Oct. 21 before obtaining a search warrant by the A.C.E Task Force, investigators said.

“A.C.E. detectives proceeded to search the apartment and found over 90 packages wrapped in duct tape. The three-bedroom apartment had very few personal items in it and appeared to have been used as a ‘stash house,’” investigators said.

The packages tested positive for meth after an analysis at a crime lab, according to deputies.

Michael Bailey, 30, was arrested in connection to the seizure on charges of aggravated trafficking in drugs, aggravated possession of drugs and, possession of criminal tools, jail records show.

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