The Hall County Sheriff’s Office says arrest warrants have been issued for twenty suspects after a year-long drug investigation. Drug agents in Gainesville say the suspects ran a trafficking operation that netted close to $1.5 million, dealing in crack cocaine, synthetic marijuana, and prescription pills.

From the Hall Co Sheriff’s Office…

“To those who let us know about the problem, I can finally say without fear of harming the investigation that ‘We heard you loud and clear,’” Hall County Sheriff Gerald Couch said. “Our community should be proud of the amount of hard police work, diligence and determination by the MANS Unit in combating this blight on our county. The people we targeted have been substantially profiting off of the misery of others for too long. It’s this sort of effort that pinpoints those preying on others’ addictions that makes a difference.”

As they worked the case, Agents identified Roger Eugene Cantrell, 52, Peyton Renia Hood, 39, and Antwane Sintell Thurmond, 39, as the primary ringleaders. In addition to the group’s leadership, agents arrested Nikki Glenn, 46, who is married to Thurmond and is employed at Hall County Juvenile Court. All suspects in the investigation are family members in some fashion, related either through blood or marriage. Outside of the approximately 20 individuals named in the warrants, no further arrests are anticipated.

The MANS Unit was assisted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; Department of Homeland Security; Federal Bureau of Investigation; Gainesville Police Department; Georgia Bureau of Investigation; Georgia State Patrol; Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office and the Uniform Patrol Division of the Hall County Sheriff’s Office.

The case remains under investigation by MANS Unit.

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