Lee County search warrant leads to drugs, gun recovered; 1 arrested
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- Lee County search warrant recovered 546g marijuana, 44g methamphetamine, firearm, and drug paraphernalia on January 3.
- Suspect George Willie Hughley turned himself in January 7, arrested on trafficking and drug possession charges.
A Lee County man has turned himself in following a search warrant that led to the recovery of drugs and a firearm.
The search warrant was executed by Lee County Sheriff’s Office Investigators (F.A.S.T.) unit, Lee County SWAT team, and agents with the DEA on January 3, 2025, at 5 A.M. central standard time in the 800 block of Lee Road 30 in Beauregard.
“During the search, Investigators located 546 grams of Marijuana, 44 grams of Methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, illegal prescription medication and a firearm,” officials said. The suspect, 41-year-old George Willie Hughley, was not home at the time.
Several days later on January 7, 2024, Hughley turned himself in to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office where he was arrested and charged with Trafficking in Methamphetamine, Possession of a Prescription drug without a Prescription, Possession of Marijuana 1st Degree and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.
Hughley is being held in the Lee County Jail on a $55,000.00 bond and more charges are expected.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact the Lee County Sheriff’s Office at 334-749-5651 or Central Alabama Crime Stoppers at 334-215-STOP (7867).
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