Athens gang unit seizes 6 machine guns, 11 pounds of marijuana in raid
Seized firearms—including six converted machine guns—along with 11 pounds of marijuana and cash line an evidence table following a joint gang unit and drug task force investigation that led to the arrest of three men on Sidney Lanier Avenue in Athens
ATHENS, Ga. - Three men were arrested after an investigation led to a drug bust and seizure of multiple firearms, according to the Athens-Clarke County Police Department.
What we know:
On Wednesday, the Athens-Clarke County Police Gang Unit conducted a traffic stop which led to the arrest of Siderious Heard, 25.
Authorities said they found a quarter-pound of marijuana, a Glock 27, and $968. He was charged with possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.
Following the traffic stop, detectives with the gang unit and the police department's drug task force executed a search warrant at a residence in the 200 block of Sidney Lanier Avenue.
During the search, investigators found and seized 14 firearms, with six of them having modified machine gun conversion devices. Police also found approximately 10.5 pounds of marijuana, and $4,712.
After the search warrant, police arrested Joshua Campbell, 23, and Fredrick Heard, 24.
The two were charged with trafficking marijuana, multiple counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, multiple counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and multiple counts of possession of a machine gun.
What we don't know:
It's unclear if the men are related or how they knew each other.
Police did not state who lived at the residence that was searched.
Authorities did not specify what prompted officers to pull over Siderious Heard in the first place.
Bond amounts and upcoming court date information for the three men were not provided in the release.
The Source: The information in this story was gathered from a press release from the Athens-Clarke County Police Department.