Task Force makes largest marijuana product seizure to date

The 17th Judicial Circuit Drug Task Force made four arrests and seized 187 pounds of marijuana product Sunday morning.

The seizure took place near Knoxville in Greene County at approximately 3 a.m. during a traffic stop.

“It’s the biggest marijuana product seizure we’ve made so far,” Clint Sumlin, who has been Commander of the 17th Judicial Circuit Drug Task Force since its 2011 inception, said.

The task force worked in conjunction with the Greene County Sheriff’s Department, the Chilton County Sheriff’s Office and the University of West Alabama Police Department in the seizure and the arrest of a Birmingham trio that included Aaron George, 20, Darius Cabble, 35, and Jonathan Harris, 41. Also arrested was Kowoski Christian of Clanton.

“Manpower is one of our biggest needs, so we’re very fortunate to have them invested in this effort,” Sumlin said, noting that the UWA Police Department has a full-time agent assigned to the drug task force.

The 17th Judicial Circuit Drug Task Force was founded in 2011 by District Attorney Greg Griggers and local law enforcement to combat drugs and violent crime in Marengo, Greene and Sumter counties.