Rhea County Sheriff’s Office and TBI Drug Trafficking Investigation Leads to Multiple Arrests

Detectives from the Rhea County Sheriff’s Department, in partnership with special agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI), have executed multiple indictments following months of extensive investigation into drug trafficking and overdose-related deaths within Rhea County.

According to a press release, over a dozen individuals were taken into custody, while others already incarcerated at the Rhea County Jail were formally charged with new offenses.

The investigation remains ongoing. Authorities urge anyone with information about the individuals with outstanding indictments to contact the Rhea County Sheriff’s Department or the TBI tip line.  More information can be found on the Rhea County Sheriff’s Department Facebook page.