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Man’s arrest leads to drugs, drone recovery in Ware County

Man’s arrest leads to drugs, drone recovery in Ware County
Ware County Sheriff’s Office personnel recovered drugs, a drone and other contraband earlier this month from a rental vehicle and a county residence that led to the arrest of a Union City, Ga., man. SPECIAL PHOTO

A Union City, Ga., man was arrested earlier this month on multiple drug charges and use of an unmanned aircraft, the Ware County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release last week.

Santonio Knighton, 27, was arrested October 15 on Blalock Avenue in Ware County, after being observed operating a drone at a residence suspected of illegal activity, authorities said.

Knighton was charged with possession of fentanyl and methamphetamine, trafficking in each illegal substance as well as felony intentional use of an unmanned aircraft.

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