Jimmy Moss (White County Sheriff’s Office)

(Cleveland)- The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has announced the arrest of a 36-year-old Cleveland man on drug trafficking charges.

In a news release from Ken Howard, GBI Special Agent in Charge of the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office in Cleveland,  the agency said Jimmy Moss, age 36, of Cleveland has been charged with trafficking methamphetamine.

Howard in the release said on September 17, 2024, the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office, along with deputies from the White County Sheriff’s Office and officers from the Georgia Department of Community Supervision served a fugitive warrant on Moss at a home in White County.

According to Howard, agents seized suspected methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. Investigators initiated an investigation into Moss after receiving several citizen tips of illegal drug distribution being conducted by the suspect.

Moss was booked into the White County Detention Center.

Meth and Scales confiscated by agents during the raid. Photo ARDEO

The White County Sheriff’s Office, the Hall County Sheriff’s Office, the Department of Community Supervision, and the GBI Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office participated in this investigation.

Agent Howard said, “If you have information related to drug activity, you are encouraged to call GBI ARDEO at (706) 348-7410. Anonymous tips can also be submitted by calling 1-800-597-TIPS (8477), online at https://gbi.georgia.gov/submit-tips-online, or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile app.

The ARDEO is a multi-agency unit that covers 30 counties in North Georgia