Discovery of a dismantled moonshine still, 50 gallons of mash, drugs, guns, several thousand dollars in cash and steroids combined with foot chases and a car pursuit Tuesday night on Alabama’s Sand Mountain landed seven people in jail.
The items were seized during two operations conducted by officers from the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, Fort Payne, Henegar and Ider police departments, as well as members of the Drug Task Force, Sheriff Nick Welden said in a statement.
A search at a home on County Road 754 yielded more than 28 grams of methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, two firearms, marijuana and cash, officials said. John Jolley, 56, and Ruth Smith, 49, both of Ider, were charged with meth trafficking, possession of drug paraphernalia and second-degree possession of marijuana.
The search team then headed about 8 miles north to a home on County Road 155 to serve an arrest warrant. When the law enforcement officers arrived, three people bolted from the residence on foot but were soon captured. During a search, officers found a disassembled moonshine still, 50 gallons of mash, marijuana and 90 grams of meth, officials said.
Arrested in the second operation were: