GILMER COUNTY, Ga. — The Gilmer County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man after a two-month investigation due to suspicion of drug activity.
The multi-agency operation between the GCSO and FBI Task Force led to arrest warrants of 49-year-old James Calvin Sluder Jr.’s home on Wednesday.
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Law enforcement officials say they carried out a search warrant at Sluder’s residence on Quarles Lane.
A search of the residence led police to find 5.6 ounces of methamphetamine packed for distribution, along with nearly two pounds of marijuana.
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Deputies also found a ghost gun, which is a fully-automatic AR-15-style rifle equipped with a sound suppressor.
Sluder was charged with felon in possession of a firearm, four counts of trafficking in methamphetamine, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, and two counts of possession of illegal firearm.
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