(Courtesy: Monroe County Sheriff Tommy Jones' Facebook page)

MCSO: ‘Fen balls’ Seized in Drug Bust after Traffic Stop in Monroe County

Posted on August 24, 2023

*(Courtesy: Monroe County Sheriff Tommy Jones’ Facebook page)*

Madisonville, TN (WOKI) A local fentanyl distribution network is disrupted after a late night drug bust in Monroe County.

Officials with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office say Andrew Wayne Pierce was arrested late Wednesday night following a traffic stop on Highway 411 in the Gudger area; they say Pierce is a “key individual” in the local trafficking of fentanyl.

*Andrew Wayne Pierce (Courtesy: Monroe County Sheriff Tommy Jones’ Facebook page)*

MCSO reports a search of Pierce’s vehicle revealed “a staggering haul of 196 pressed fentanyl pills,” commonly known as ‘fen balls’ along with cash and other contraband.

Pierce was taken into custody without any incident and transported to the Monroe County Jail.

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