$80,000 worth of meth seized, 4 arrested in bust

Drugs seized in DeKalb County
Drugs seized in DeKalb County
photo Felicia Diane Martinez, LC Waller, John Kelcey Whisenant, and Serena Maria Laundis
photo Drugs seized in DeKalb County

The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office reported today that a year-long drug investigation has resulted in the seizure of nearly $80,000 worth of methamphetamine and the arrest of four people.

Sheriff Jimmy Harris said a search of a residence on County Road 51 in the Frog Pond mobile home park Tuesday yielded two pounds of the drug, with a street value of $77,760 and $2,265 in cash. As a result, Serena Maria Laundis, 26, LC Waller, 31, Felicia Diane Martinez, 29 and John Kelcey Whisenant, 24, all of Collinsville, were arrested and charged with trafficking illegal drugs. They have been transported to the DeKalb County Detention Center where they await bond.

Several agencies were involved in the investigation, including the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office, the DeKalb County Drug Task Force, the Fort Payne Police Department, the Marshall County Sheriff's Office, the Marshall County Drug Enforcement Unit, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the FBI North Alabama Safe Streets Task Force, Albertville Police Narcotics, the Alabama State Fire Marshal, and the Collinsville Police Department.

Investigation into the drug supply line is ongoing.

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