Third person arrested in multi-agency drug bust

CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ga. (FOX 5 Atlanta) - Another arrest in a huge counterfeit drug bust in Cherokee County.

Last week, authorities seized more than 50,000 counterfeit pills containing fentanyl.

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Agents arrested Fred and Elizabeth Mickelsen on charges of manufacturing the illegal opioids.

This week, after numerous search warrants, Fred Mickelsen's mother was also placed under arrest.

Donna Brown, 52, faces a laundry list of charges including trafficking heroin, LSD, cocaine, and fentanyl.

Investigators said they found a cache of weapons and bump stocks inside a Paulding County storage facility rented in Brown's name.