Task Force makes major drug arrest
By Bob Williams

Agents of the Multiple Agency Narcotics Unit and the Clay County Sheriff's Department have teamed up for a major drug arrest - this time of an alleged trafficker. The details came Tuesday in a release from the Task Force:

On Monday, Jan. 8, agents of the Multiple Agency Narcotics Unit conducted a traffic stop that resulted in the arrest of Swangela Eugina "Gina" Lowery of Sautee, Ga.

Agents of the Narcotics Unit were conducting an undercover operation concerning the trrafficking of illegal narcotics into Cherokee and Clay counties. Through a network of intelligence, agents were able to determine that a trafficking amount of cocaine was being delivered by Gina Lowery, 27, to Cherokee County. Agents located and conducted surveillance on a 2006 Dodge pickup truck that was being operated by Lowery.

During the course of surveillance, Lowery allegedly changed the delivery location to Hayesville. Agents followed her to the intersection of U.S. 64 and Highway 69 in Hayesville, where they conducted a vehicle stop and found two black females and a 12- month-old child inside the vehicle.

The driver "Gina Lowery" gave a ficticious name to the agents and said she had no driver's license to prove who she was.

Agents positively identified the driver as Swangela Eugina "Gina" Lowery, 27, of Sautee, Ga., and lhrough the course of investigation found digital weighing scales and 30 grams of crack cocaine.

The passenger in the vehicle was identified as Lacretice Antewent Moon. Moon had a 12-month-old child in a carseat in the back seat of the car. She was not charged at the scene, but is facing possible indictment at a later time on the same charges as Lowery.

Lowery was arrested and taken to the Clay County Jail where she was booked and processed. She was charged with No Operator's License; Giving False Information to Law Enforcement; Fugitive Warrant from state of Georgia; Possession of Drug Paraphenalia; Possession of Schedule II Controlled Substance with Intent to Sale and Deliver; Maintaining a Vehicle for Controlled Substance; Trafficking in Schedule II Controlled Substance by Possession; and Trafficking in Schedule II Controlled Substance by Transporting.

She is being held under $250,000 bond.

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