Nearly 2 pounds of fentanyl, $19K in cash, found in storage room search, officials say

Law enforcement in Laurens County discovered nearly two pounds of fentanyl while executing a search warrant at a storage facility.

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Laurens County Crime Suppression Unit agents searched the facility Oct. 27 in Dublin and found 1.8 pounds in crushed fentanyl and pills, as well as $19,523 in cash. Law enforcement believes the cash is connected to the drug trade.

The search warrant was executed as part of a narcotics investigation that stemmed from a previous search of Tireekca Taylor’s residence, authorities said.

Taylor was arrested and charged with trafficking fentanyl and methamphetamine in connection with the search of her home. Agents said they found nearly an ounce of suspected powdered fentanyl and other drug trafficking evidence at the home.

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