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An officer and his K9 unit checks a vehicle at Dade County High School during last week's drug sweep at the school. The sweep resulted in 4 students being arrested.
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By: Eddy Gifford, Publisher
Law enforcement
agencies came together last week and did a drug sweep at Dade County High
School.
The Dade County
Sheriff’s Department along with members from the Lookout Mountain Drug Task
Force, members from DeKalb County Alabama K-9 Unit, and the Georgia Department
of Corrections searched the high school and parking lot.
Dade County
Sheriff Ray Cross said, “We are working hard to keep drugs out of our schools,
and we are doing everything possible to keep our kids safe.”
Sheriff Cross
also reported that nine different alerts from the K-9 units resulted in eight
finds and four arrests.
Those arrested
were Dylan Beckham, 18; David Case, 17; Dakota Stephens, 18; and Alexander
Fulghum, 17. Beckham, Case and Fulghum were charged with possession of
marijuana, less than one ounce. Stephens was charged with possession of
marijuana, less than one ounce and probation violation, misdemeanor.
Dade High
School principal Josh Ingle said, “Safety for our students is the number one
priority.” He and assistant principals Dr. James Cantrell and Billy Broom
assisted law enforcement with the sweep.