Tally2008 federal drug seizures in Tennessee*(In kilograms)Cocaine: 1,375Heroin: 53Methamphetamine: 145Marijuana: 1,160Hashish: 42Meth lab incidents: 533* Most recent year availableSource: Drug Enforcement Administration
Drug abusers in and around Hamilton County are not picky.
Sheriff’s Office narcotics officer Lt. Van Hinton said the local drug culture is “poly-drug,” meaning that dealers will shift their product depending on what’s available and what users want.
“They take what they can get,” he said.
An increase in prescription drug abuse and sales in the black community and a recent heroin bust suggest two new developments in the drug scene.