A joint human trafficking/prostitution and drug investigation that began in Troup County has led to several drug trafficking charges, the GBI said Thursday.
On July 21, Andrew Jones, age 34, of Gwinnett County was arrested following a search warrant operation at his home. He was charged with Trafficking Heroin, Trafficking Fentanyl, and Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony. The investigation was initiated by the Troup County Sheriff’s Office, and the drug investigation side was led by the Gwinnett Metro Task Force (GMTF) and Lawrenceville Police Department.
On July 13, members of GMTF received information from the Troup County Sheriff’s Office that Jones was giving fentanyl to several women and expecting the women to repay him in either sexual favors or in cash payments. GMTF narcotic investigators were able to obtain a search warrant for Jones’ Gwinnett County home after countless hours of surveillance and corroboration of information.
The search warrant yielded about 90 grams of suspected marijuana, 50 grams of suspected fentanyl, trafficking amounts of suspected methamphetamine, five firearms, and other drugs and drug paraphernalia. Investigators also discovered hundreds of syringes throughout the house and a make-shift lab in the garage where Jones was manufacturing fentanyl pills.