Thanks to the help of citizens, DeKalb County authorities shut down one active marijuana grow operation in one case and seized a trafficking amount of narcotics in another.

On April 6^th, Narcotics Agent went to a residence on County Road 50 after receiving information about a marijuana grow in a residence, Agents arrived and spoke to the home owner Timothy Harold Hosch (51 of Grove Oak).  Inside the house, law enforcement found a room with an active marijuana growing operation.  Methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia were also found inside the home.  Hosch was charged with Unlawful Possession of Controlled Substance, Unlawful Possession of Marijuana 1^st, Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Theft of Property 1^st.

Again, on April 6^th, Narcotics Agents went to an address on Moore Loop Road in Crossville after a complaint was called in, upon arrival Agents talked to the residence owner and identified him as Daniel Dakota William Benjamin Clayton (23 of Crossville).  During a search of the residence, agents found a trafficking amount of methamphetamine, synthetic marijuana, marijuana, and drug paraphernalia.  Clayton was charged with Trafficking in any Illegal Drug, Unlawful Possession of Controlled Substance, Unlawful Possession of Marijuana 2^nd and Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.