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Drug arrest in Towns County

PRESS RELEASE – On July 31st, Towns County Sheriff’s Office received a call regarding drug information at a residence on Dills Road in Hiawassee.

When deputies arrived, a family member of the residence produced an amount of Methamphetamine in a plastic bag.
Drug Investigators were called to the scene. During the investigation it was determined the drugs belonged to India Dawn Shelton, a resident at that location.
A warrant was obtained for the arrest of India Shelton for Felony Possession of Methamphetamine.
On Thursday, August 1st, India was arrested on drug charges in Cherokee County, NC and a hold has bee placed on her for extradition to Towns County.
The investigation is ongoing.

Sheriff Ken Henderson ‘commends the drug investigators for their hard work and for the confiscation of this amount of drugs to keep it out of our community’.

Emma Dunn

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