Overview
- The GBI’s Northwest Georgia Drug Task Force with Paulding County K-9 and SWAT units executed an Oct. 24 search near the stand at Highway 92 and Georgia 120.
- Agents seized 270 grams of methamphetamine during the operation, an amount authorities describe as consistent with trafficking.
- Deputies arrested Melvin Stevens, 37, on five trafficking counts and one possession count, and Athena Alloway, 49, on four trafficking counts and one possession count.
- A warrant names Crystal Ballweg, 39, who remains wanted as authorities seek tips through the Sheriff’s Office Warrant Division.
- Investigators say some drugs were hidden among merchandise, including inside a Krispy Kreme bag, and officials have not said how long the sales had been running.