A SEARCH WARRANT LEADS TO A DRUG ARREST IN HAWKINS COUNTY

A search warrant leads to drug charges against a Hawkins County, Tennessee man. Agents of the Third Judicial Drug and Violent Crimes Task Force and deputies with the Hawkins County Sheriff's Office executed a search warrant at Kenneth Collins's residence on Cope Lane on April 27. Investigators say they found meth, marijuana, glass meth pipes, baggies, torch-style lighters, digital scales, and several firearms inside the home. The search warrant was part of an investigation by the drug task force and sheriff's office since last 2019. Collins is charged with maintaining a dwelling where drugs are housed, sold, or manufactured; possession of drug paraphernalia; possession of a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony; possession of methamphetamine; and possession of marijuana. 

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