Madisonville, Tn (WOKI) A suspect is in custody and more than 800 fentanyl pills are off the street following a drug bust Wednesday in Sweetwater.
Officials with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office say more than 800 pressed fentanyl pills, cash and other drugs were recovered by law enforcement after deputies and Sweetwater Police officers executed a search warrant at the Sweetwater Hotel in reference to the sale and delivery of fentanyl.
MCSO estimates the pressed fentanyl pills carry a Monroe County street value of over $5,500.
“Recovered from the search warrant was over 800 pressed fentanyl pills that carries a Monroe County street value of over $5500,” Sheriff Tommy Jones shared in a social media post titled “Search Warrant Results in Large Fentanyl Bust.” “Also recovered was various other drugs, drug paraphernalia, and over $900 in currency.”
One suspect, who has not been identified, was taken into custody and transported to the Monroe County Justice Center.
