After several weeks of investigation following community complaints, East Ridge police arrested two people on charges of drug possession, according to a news release.
Investigators with the East Ridge Police Department Crime Suppression Unit and an East Ridge K9 officer executed a narcotics search warrant at 883 Donaldson Road East Ridge on Friday, arresting Koby Proctor and John Coulter.
Investigators seized over nineteen thousand dollars, almost three pounds of Marijuana, 28.7 grams of Psilocybin (Mushrooms), one shotgun, nine pistols, three rifles, and 35 pressed Xanax pills.
Proctor is facing charges of possession of schedule VI for resale, possession of schedule I for resale, possession of schedule IV for resale, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and drug paraphernalia, according to East Ridge police.
Coulter is facing charges of possession of schedule VI for resale, possession of schedule I, possession of schedule IV, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and drug paraphernalia.
Proctor was booked into the Hamilton County Jail on a $66,500 bond. Coulter was also booked into the Hamilton County Jail on a $44,000 bond.
The counterfeit Xanax pills seized represent a concerning trend in the East Ridge community, according to the East Ridge Police Department. The pills may also contain hazardous chemicals, such as Fentanyl.