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Meal delivery driver uses job to traffic meth for drug ring, Georgia deputies say

Deputies in Walton County, Georgia, have charged a woman accused of using her job as a delivery driver to traffic drugs.
Deputies in Walton County, Georgia, have charged a woman accused of using her job as a delivery driver to traffic drugs. Getty Images

A Georgia woman is behind bars after authorities accused her of hauling more than meals on her food delivery route.

Tammy Dyer, 55, of Monroe was charged with trafficking methamphetamine and possession of drug related objects following her Sept. 30 arrest, the Walton County Sheriff’s Office said in an Oct. 28 news release.

She “was occasionally using her position as a ‘meals on wheels’ delivery driver to distribute these drugs,” authorities said.

It’s not clear which Meals on Wheels program Dyer is associated with.

McClatchy News reached out to the Walton County Sheriff’s Office for more information Tuesday, Oct. 29, and was awaiting a response.

In September, authorities said they launched an investigation into her alleged involvement in a drug trafficking ring operating in the Atlanta area.

A search of Dyer’s home turned up nearly 500 grams of meth and “several drug related objects,” according to the release.

Authorities didn’t release additional details but said the case has been turned over to the Walton County Sheriff’s Office.

Dyer remained in custody at the Walton County Jail as of Oct. 30, online records show.

Monroe is about a 30-mile drive southwest from downtown Athens.

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This story was originally published October 30, 2024 at 9:35 AM with the headline "Meal delivery driver uses job to traffic meth for drug ring, Georgia deputies say."

Tanasia Kenney
Sun Herald
Tanasia is a service journalism reporter at the Charlotte Observer | CharlotteFive, working remotely from Atlanta, Georgia. She covers restaurant openings/closings in Charlotte and statewide explainers for the NC Service Journalism team. She’s been with McClatchy since 2020.
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