Undercover detectives assigned to five of the department’s six precincts this week charged 84 persons with mostly drug and prostitution offenses as the result of investigations in various Nashville neighborhoods.
South Precinct detectives charged 23 persons as the result of investigations on Elysian Fields Road, Peachtree Street, Firelight Court, and Janice Court. Seized were four ounces of cocaine, 3.25 pounds of marijuana, 19 various pills, two vehicles, two weapons, and $3,357 cash.
Hermitage Precinct detectives charged 16 persons as the result of investigations on Murfreesboro Pike, Lewis Street, Brooksboro Terrace, Robertson Street, and Heritage Trail. Seized were 50 grams of marijuana and four grams of cocaine.
North Precinct detectives charged 19 persons as the result of investigations on Forrest Park Road, Gallatin Pike, Cheyenne Boulevard, Rivergate Parkway, Southgate Avenue, Dr. D.B. Todd Boulevard, Underwood Street, Cephas Street, Cockrill Street, Formosa Street, and Ladybird Drive. Seized were 7.1 pounds of cocaine, 36.5 pounds of marijuana, three weapons, seven vehicles, and $68,671 cash.
East Precinct detectives charged 15 persons as the result of investigations on Gallatin Pike, Dickerson Pike, Briley Parkway, Spring Street, North 1st Street, Riverside Drive at McGavock Pike, and Fern Avenue at Brick Church Pike. Seized were two grams of cocaine, 199 Dilaudid pills, and $409 cash.
Central Precinct detectives charged eleven persons as the result of investigations on North 1st Street at Oldham Street, 6th Avenue South at Mulberry Street, and 5th Avenue North at James Robertson Parkway. Seized were three grams of cocaine and five grams of marijuana.
Persons suspecting drug activity in their neighborhoods are urged to call the police department's 244-DOPE hotline. Callers to the hotline can remain anonymous.
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