Hamilton County man arrested for having $26,000 worth of narcotics
James Works (Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office)
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) — Hamilton County detectives arrested one man and seized more than $26,000 worth of narcotics after completing a traffic stop.
Deputies attempted a traffic stop of 28-year-old James Works, who then attempted to flee on foot.
The sheriff’s office said they took Works into custody and searched his car. There, they found fentanyl, meth and drug paraphernalia.
Drug Bust (Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office)
Hamilton County authorities then searched Works’ house to find and seize the following:
- 154 grams of meth.
- 114 grams of fentanyl powder.
- 24.5 grams of suspected fentanyl pills.
- 2 grams of marijuana.
- 1 firearm.
- Drug paraphernalia.
The sheriff’s office said Works is a convicted felon, which prohibits him from legally owning a firearm.
James Works faces the following charges:
- Possession of a controlled substance for resale – 3 counts.
- Possession of a controlled substance.
- Driving while in possession of 5 grams or more of meth.
- Possession of drug paraphernalia – 2 counts.
- Unlawful possession of a weapon.
- Resisting stop, halt, frisk or arrest.
- Driving on a revoked license.
- Window tint violation.
- Violation of minimum speed.
- Failure to signal turn.
“In 2022, our nation saw the highest record of drug related deaths with over 109,000 people. Here locally, we saw 1,280 overdoes which included 148 deaths across our county. Each day, your sheriff’s office, is committed to eradicating dangerous drugs like methamphetamine and Fentanyl from our streets which is indiscriminately killing our citizens. I want this drug seizure to be a clear message from me to those who sell this poison in our community -The next knock on your door may not be your customer, it very well could be my Narcotics Detectives or SWAT Team serving a warrant for your arrest,” said Sheriff Austin Garrett.
Hamilton County authorities say more charges are pending further investigation.
