Four Arrested After Authorities Seize 122 Pounds of Methamphetamine in North Georgia Drug Trafficking Investigation
COMMERCE, Ga. — Four people have been arrested following a multi-agency drug trafficking investigation that authorities say targeted a criminal organization responsible for distributing large quantities of methamphetamine throughout North Georgia.
According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the arrests were made on June 16 as part of an operation conducted in Jackson County and Hall County.
The investigation was led by the GBI Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office (ARDEO) and focused on a drug trafficking organization allegedly responsible for distributing hundreds of kilograms of methamphetamine across the region.
Authorities arrested the following individuals:
- Jennifer Lynn Byers, 56, of Commerce
- James Edward Daniel, 54, of Maysville
- Eldon Dwayne Fricks, 60, of Maysville
- Larry Dwayne Fricks, 35, of Gainesville
Investigators executed multiple search warrants and arrest warrants in Hall and Jackson counties during the operation.
Law enforcement officials said approximately 90 pounds of suspected methamphetamine were seized in Commerce on June 16. Over the course of the several-month investigation, authorities recovered a total of 122 pounds of suspected methamphetamine.
The four suspects were charged with Trafficking Methamphetamine and Conspiracy to Traffic Methamphetamine and were booked into the Jackson County Jail.
Officials said four additional individuals had already been arrested earlier in the investigation before the June 16 operation.
The investigation involved numerous state, local, and federal agencies, including the GBI Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office, Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, Hall County Sheriff’s Office, Georgia State Patrol, the GBI Metro Atlanta Gang Task Force, Bartow County Drug Task Force, Georgia Department of Community Supervision, the Jackson County District Attorney’s Office, and the United States Attorney’s Office.
Authorities said the investigation remains ongoing.
