Crime & Safety
Winder Brothers Arrested After Task Force Makes Major Drug Bust
Barrow investigators uncovered various drugs, several firearms and thousands in cash.
Two Winder brothers were arrested after deputies found a large cache of drugs and guns during a Friday raid.
John and Steven Vang, both 28, face numerous charges after a month-long investigation by the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office Crime Task Force ended with a search warrant of their residence on Hancock Bridge Road in Winder. The Barrow County Sheriff’s Office reported the bust on Facebook.
Seized in the raid:
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- More than 1.5 pounds of methamphetamine, with a street value of more than $70,000
- 15 pounds of marijuana, with street value of $77,000
- 12 firearms, including four assault rifles, one rifle and seven semi-automatic handguns
- $27,262 in cash
- 1 ounce of MDMA (ecstasy), with street value of $3,000
- Small amounts of cocaine and hashish
The brothers are being held in the Barrow County Detention Center. They are charged with trafficking in meth, trafficking in marijuana, trafficking in Schedule 1 controlled substance (ecstasy). possession of a Schedule 1 substance (hashish), possession of a Schedule 2 controlled substance (cocaine) and possession of firearms during the commission of a felony.
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