Humboldt, Tenn. – Agents with the West Tennessee Drug Task Force served a
series of search warrants Tuesday in connection with a lengthy drug investigation
involving more than 25 law enforcement officers from 9 different agencies.
Agents served a search warrant at 2500 N. Central Ave. inside of the old
Humboldt Walmart building, after nearly 35 pounds of edibles containing Psilocybin,
a Schedule I hallucinogenic drug, were shipped through the mail and delivered to
the business. During the search, Agents encountered one armed suspect in the rear
of the warehouse, who was taken into custody without incident. The business was
searched over a ten-hour period, where Agents uncovered multiple rooms
containing an illicit steroid lab, three indoor marijuana grow operations, a gun
manufacturing room, a moonshine still, and a shipping and receiving operation for
shipping illegal drugs and receiving money.
Agents seized approximately 376 vials of steroid oils, 21 pounds of various steroid
powders, 3.6 gallons of steroid oil, 9,180 steroid pills, 70 forged driver’s license
cards from 4 states, all containing the same individual’s photo, 43.5 pounds of
Psilocybin, 40 pounds of Delta 9 THC in multiple forms, 29 weapons, $153,421.00
in suspected drug proceeds, a moonshine still, a large amount of drug
paraphernalia, and documentation and electronic evidence. A total of 90.5
kilograms of various narcotics were seized.
Agents also served search warrants in connection with the business on two homes
in Gibson and Madison Counties, where additional steroids, steroid powder, and
guns were seized.
Four persons have been arrested initially in connection with the investigation.
Those persons are identified as Joseph Brian Moss, age 41, and Lauren Nichole Tippet
Moss, age 35, both of Humboldt, and Dustin Page, age 38, and Tiffany Page, age 39, both of
Madison County. All have been charged with a various combination of criminal
offenses to include: Possession with Intent to Sell/Deliver and/or Manufacturing of
Schedule I, III and VI Controlled Substances, Possession of a Firearm during the
Commission of a Dangerous Felony, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Identity
Theft Trafficking, Maintaining a Drug Location, and Felony Drug Paraphernalia. All
are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Drug Task Force Director Johnie Carter said, “This seizure is the biggest in the
28 th Judicial District and arguably West Tennessee. It is the result of many years of
hard work and partnerships formed between multiple agencies. West Tennessee
and more specifically, Humboldt, is a safer place to live, work, and raise our
families as a result of the hard work and dedication put into this case by my Agents
and our partners.”
“We want to thank Director Carter and our West Tennessee Drug Task Force team
for their work on this investigation. This continues to be an ongoing investigation
that involves not only Local and State agencies but also Federal agencies. Our
office will seek accountability and justice, which is our goal in every case we
prosecute,” stated Frederick Agee, District Attorney General for the 28 th Judicial
District.
This case was investigated by all 3 jurisdictions of the West Tennessee Drug Task
Force, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the United States Postal Inspector,
Counterdrug Task Force, A.T.F., Humboldt Police Department, Tennessee
Dangerous Drugs Task Force, and the 26 th Judicial District Drug Task Force. This
case is being prosecuted by the Office of the 28 th Judicial District Attorney,
Frederick Agee. Follow us on Facebook @WestTnDtf.