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Teens arrested following drug search
Cocke County authorities say in a joint effort to detect and deter the possession and use of illegal substances in the Cocke County School System, the the sheriff’s office and the school system consistently work together to conduct unannounced searches for illegal drugs. On Friday, six K-9 officers with their K-9 partner divided into two teams and simultaneously searched the interior of both the Cocke County and Cosby High Schools, as well as the vehicles parked at the schools. "As a result of the search we are very pleased to announce that officers did not have any findings of illegal drugs in or around the Cocke County High School campus. At the Cosby High School one female student’s vehicle was alerted on and after a search of the vehicle a pipe associated with the use of methamphetamine was located," according to Cocke County Sheriff Armando Fontes. Several baggies of marijuana also were found in the auto and so the 17 year-old female student was arrested because, "the find is associated with a dangerous drug," the sheriff said. The student was transported to the juvenile court where she was charged possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, and ordered to take a drug test. Also the vehicle of a male student was alerted on and searched. Officers located a very small marijuana roach in the auto, and the student was criminally charged. "The results of these two searches are an indication that the majority of both Cocke County High School and Cosby High School students are drug free. We are pleased that out of 1,600 high school students only two had to be dealt with criminally, our goal is to achieve 0% drug incidents by our students," the sheriff said. He added that the Cocke County School System and the Cocke County Sheriff’s Office will continue to use every resource available to protect students and to provide them with a quality education which is drug free. Mr. Casey Kelly, Safety Coordinator for the Cocke County Board of Education expressed appreciation to the Sheriff’s Office, Pigeon Forge Police Department, Grainger County Sheriff’s Office and the Tennessee Highway Patrol " who work cooperatively with the school district to deter and eliminate drugs from the schools." He said the officers involved are trained and experienced in drug detection, and he pledged that the Sheriff’s Office and the School System will continue to strive to eliminate the use or possession of drugs in local schools.
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