12th Arrest in OCSO Drug Sweep

Drugs Arrest
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Released by the OCSO.

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is announcing an additional arrest today in the first drug sweep of 2020.
The operation officially began with a briefing at 8:30am on Thursday, February 13th.  The operation included not only agents from the Narcotics Division but deputies from the Warrants division as well.
In all, agents were seeking 17 individuals on drug distribution charges involving Methamphetamine and controlled substances as well as one charge of Distribution of Fentanyl.  During 2019, undercover operatives working at the direction of the Sheriff’s Office, made control buys of narcotics. 
The additional arrest today brings the total number of suspects arrested and/or have been or will be served their arrest warrants to twelve.
Carl Monroe Webb
Webb was booked into the County Detention Center around 2:05pm on Friday, March 6th.
At this time, Webb remains in custody at the Detention Center on a $10,000 surety bond.
The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is continuing their investigation and in order to preserve the integrity of the investigation, no further information, including names of other suspects being sought, will be released at this time.