MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office announced they have recovered over $630,000 in drugs and paraphernalia after executing multiple search warrants this week.
On May 19, in multiple locations across Memphis, sheriff’s deputies and agents with the Multi-Agency Gang Unit executed search warrants on four locations from the University of Memphis area to Midtown and East Memphis.
They searched residences on the 700 block of Echles, 1500 block of Madison, the 300 block of Stonewall and the 5300 block of Lyford.
In a Twitter post, the Sheriff’s Office said they recovered over 110,696 grams of marijuana (about 244 pounds), 828 grams of THC Wax, 1 gram of Fentanyl, 407 packages of THC edibles, 606 THC vape cartridges, 4036 grams of THC live rosin and 91 containers (about 8.9 pounds), 99 packages of psilocybin chocolate mushrooms, 13.5 grams of psilocybin mushrooms, and drug paraphernalia.
The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office said the combined total of the drugs was approximately $632,000.
In addition, authorities said they found multiple firearms. Deputies seized a Glock 43X 9mm, Ruger Wrangler .22 cal, Glock 23 .40 cal, Cal Multi Spikes Tactical AR Pistol .223 cal, and assorted ammo.
Three people have been charged in connection with this case so far.
22-year-old Charles Tucker Dunaway has been charged with multiple counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to manufacture/distribute/sell, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony.
No bond information has been posted about Dunaway at this time.
Dunaway’s girlfriend, 20-year-old Olivia Yager, has been charged with multiple counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to manufacture/distribute/sell, possession of drug paraphernalia.
Young is being held on a $10,000 bond.
26-year-old Marcus Miller has been charged with multiple counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to manufacture/distribute/sell, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony, and seat belt law.
Miller is being held on a $150,000 bond.
All three suspects are expected to appear in court on May 23.
The arrest is alarming news for new parents and Sea Isle residents Nathan and Julie Clem.
“We thought we had a good spot, a safe spot, a secure spot we could take our family out just to know something like this is happening a few doors down from you is scary,” Nathan said.
“That’s crazy. It’s insane to think that’s in our neighborhood,” Julie said. “Only thing I noticed is there was a lot of people coming in and out of that house and now it makes a lot more sense.”