Undercover Drug Operation Ends with 33 Indictments in Franklin County

Franklin Co Sheriff PatchFranklin County Sheriff’s Office personnel, in conjunction with the Drug Enforcement Administration, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Decherd Police Dept., Estill Springs Police Dept. and the Winchester Police Dept., executed the serving of 33 indictments returned by a Franklin County Grand Jury on Monday November 14th, 2016. The indictments were the result of an 11 month undercover drug operation that resulted in 9 search warrants being executed along with 6 probation searches as well as 4 vehicles being seized along with $28,277 also being seized. The operation will continue as law enforcement attempts to complete the serving of all 33 indictments.