Knox County, TN (WVLT / WOKI) The Knox County Sheriff’s Office arrested three people with ties to the drug trade between the Knoxville and Detroit areas Monday, according to an arrest report.
The office’s report said the three people — Annika Cash, Kevin Foy and Melvin Taylor — were taken into custody after an investigation by the narcotics unit. That investigation was sparked by information that said a white Chrysler Pacifica was being used to sell drugs in the Magnolia area of Knoxville, according to the report.
Detectives then followed the car to several locations, the report said, seeing Cash and Taylor stop to make sales. The detectives eventually stopped the car, the office said, and took Cash and Taylor into custody.
“He stated he came to Knoxville, Tennessee from Detroit, Michigan with drugs and that he sells drugs in the Magnolia area,” the report said about Taylor.
After the stop, the report said, KCSO detectives searched an apartment connected to the suspects. There, detectives said they found more than 18 grams of fentanyl and arrested the third suspect, who arrived in the middle of the search.
The arrest comes as the sheriff’s office, along with several other East Tennessee agencies, continue to work with Detroit law enforcement to crack down on drug trafficking.
Story courtesy of WVLT
