Gilmer County deputies seized more than 10 ounces of methamphetamine from a vehicle during a traffic stop.
The seizure came as part of a two-year investigation involving the Gilmer County Sheriff’s Office along with Fannin County, Union County and Cherokee County, N.C.
“Drug dealers know no boundaries, state lines, county lines or city limits and are getting more complex in their operations every day,” said Gilmer County Sheriff Stacy Nicholson. “The only way law enforcement can make an impact in slowing down drug trafficking is by working together. This is a prime example of interstate cooperation by law enforcement. Great job by Cherokee County [North Carolina] Sheriff’s Office all the way to Gilmer County.”
Agents from the various agencies stopped Scott DeCasper and Juliana Perry, both of Cherokee County, N.C., June 26, in Gilmer County, according to a Facebook post from the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office.
“Information was received that the subjects had traveled to Georgia to pick up methamphetamine to bring back to Cherokee County,” according to the post.
Investigators with Gilmer County’s Crime Suppression Unit found over 10 ounces of methamphetamine within the vehicle. As a result, Decasper and Perry were both charged with trafficking methamphetamine.
DeCasper, 53, was charged with improper erratic lane change, possession of methamphetamine, trafficking in cocaine, illegal drugs, marijuana or methamphetamine, transactions in drug-related objects third or subsequent offense.
Perry, 23, was charged with possession and use of drug-related objects, possession of methamphetamine, trafficking in cocaine, illegal drugs, marijuana or methamphetamine
Both are being held in the Gilmer County Detention Center under no bond, according to the post.