Major Meth Bust in Wood County

QUITMAN — Investigators with the Wood County Sheriff’s Office say they recently wrapped up an eleven-month probe into a large scale methamphetamine distribution network. KETK reports the multi-agency investigation resulted in 55 federal indictments of multiple defendants the county. The indictments were for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and for the use of firearms to further that crime. Agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, along with DPS CID Special Agents, worked jointly with sheriff’s investigators. As a result, officials say over a pound of methamphetamine was seized and taken off the streets. In a news release, Sheriff Jim Brown says his office “remains committed to using all necessary resources to make sure the streets of our county remain safe.”