Published: 11/12/2021

TWENTY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN CHARGED IN CONNECTION TO A MIDDLE TENNESSEE METHAMPHETIME DISTRIBUTION RING. ACCORDING TO MEDIA SOURCES, A ROUTINE DRUG INVESTIGATION, CONDUCTED BY THE WAYNE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT, RESULTED IN HUNDREDS OF POUNDS OF CRYSTAL METH BEING FOUND ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE IN PARTS OF WAYNE, PERRY, LEWIS, AND LAWRENCE COUNTIES. WAYNE COUNTY SHERIFF SHANE FISHER BELIVES THAT THE GROUP IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DISTRIBUTING METHANPHETIME BUT NOT MANUFACTURING IT. THE INVESTIGATION THAT BEGAN IN AUGUST 2020, NOW DEEMED “OPERATION CLEAR OUT,” HAS PUT SIXTEEN IN CUSTODY IN TENNESSEE AND FOUR MORE IN CUSTODY IN ALABAMA. THIS IS AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION AND MORE ARRESTS ARE EXPECTED.