Drug agents help adjacent county
The Effingham County Sheriff’s Office traveled into Screven County yesterday and arrested a man for manufacturing methamphetamine at his residence near Newington.
Sheriff’s Spokesman David Ehsanipoor says Screven County Sheriff Mike Kile had asked Effingham’s drug suppression team for help addressing a drug problem near Newington.
Effingham drug agents discovered a meth lab at a residence on Runs Branch Road, as well as ingredients used to make meth. They arrested 42-year-old Tracy Austin of Newington.
Ehsanipoor said Austin has an extensive criminal history and has served prison time for charges including manufacturing methamphetamine.
He was arrested for trafficking methamphetamine, manufacturing methamphetamine and possession of tools during the commission of a crime. He remains in the Screven County Jail.