The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. The Athens-Clarke County Police Department Gang Unit and the Northeast Georgia Regional Drug Task Force arrested three men Wednesday on multiple trafficking and possession charges, according to an ACCPD press release. Police seized a total of 15 firearms, including six machine guns, more than 11 pounds of marijuana and over $5,000. The ACCPD Gang Unit conducted a traffic stop Wednesday, resulting in the seizure of around a quarter pound of marijuana, a Glock 27 and $968, as well as the arrest of Siderious Heard, a 25-year-old man from Athens. Siderious Heard was charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. Officers subsequently executed a search warrant in the 200 block of Sidney Lanier Avenue. As a result, they seized 14 firearms, around 10.5 pounds of marijuana and $4,712. Six of the machine guns were modified with machine gun conversion devices. Joshua Campbell, a 23-year-old man from Athens, and Fredrick Heard, a 24-year-old man from Athens, were arrested and charged with trafficking marijuana, multiple counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, multiple counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and multiple counts of possession of a machine gun. The ACCPD encourages anyone with information related to illegal drug activity to call the…
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