Narcotics agents say two people are in jail after they seized drugs and a guns following a probation check Thursday at a home in Pooler. Additionally, a third person was arrested Friday after a raid on his home in Savannah.
State probation officers and Chatham County Sheriff’s Office deputies were conducting checks of probationers and serving arrest warrants when they requested assistance from the Chatham-Savannah Counter Narcotics Team after becoming suspicious of criminal activity at a home on the first block of Canal Bank Road in Pooler.
Agents then conducted a search of the residence and discovered powder and crack cocaine, marijuana, prescription pills and items commonly associated with the distribution of controlled substances, said Gene Harley, CNT spokesman. Agents also found a firearm, ammunition and more than $13,000 in U.S. currency.
CNT 56-year-old Frederick Crawford, who was on probation, and 38-year-old Helen Price. Both are charged with multiple felony drug-related charges, including possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and possession of marijuana, Harley said. Crawford was also charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Thursday marked Crawford’s fourth arrest by CNT and Price’s second, Harley said. Both are being held in the Chatham County jail.
In a separate operation Friday morning, CNT, the sheriff’s office K-9 unit and the Savannah-Chatham police SWAT team executed a search warrant in the 800 block of East Bolton Street. CNT arrested 38-year-old Ryaisa Dukes of Savannah. Controlled substances and other items of evidentiary value were seized from the residence, Harley said. CNT also seized a vehicle.
CNT obtained warrants for Dukes following a monthlong investigation in which agents made several purchases of crack cocaine from him. He is being held in the jail. Dukes was also wanted by the sheriff’s office. He was on probation at the time of Friday’s arrest for a separate CNT case, Harley said. Friday marked his fifth arrest by CNT and his 32nd booking in Chatham County.