Woman arrested in 'one of largest drug seizures' in Etowah County history

ETOWAH COUNTY, Ala. (WBMA) — A woman was arrested on drug charges in one of the largest drug seizures in Etowah County, according to Sheriff Jonathon Horton.

The sheriff's office said Lindsey Michelle Hampton, of Hokes Bluff Alabama, was charged with two counts of Drug Trafficking (methamphetamine), one count of Trafficking Opium (hydrocodone), one count of Trafficking Opium (oxycodone), and one count of Unlawful Possession of Marijuana First.

On Thursday, March 9, the sheriff's office said agents with the Etowah County Drug Enforcement Unit executed a search warrant on a camper that Hampton was living in, located in the western part of Etowah County just outside of the Attalla city limits.

The sheriff's office said the search warrant revealed just over 22 pounds of methamphetamine, hydrocodone pills, oxycodone pills, diazepam, marijuana, heroin, $20,645.00 in various U.S. currency, and one handgun.

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The sheriff's office said the search warrant followed a lengthy investigation where agents had been receiving information that Hampton was trafficking large quantities of methamphetamine from a residence in the Hokes Bluff area.

Using different resources, the sheriff's office said agents were able to obtain a search warrant on a location that Hampton was also using in the western part of Etowah County.

Hampton is being held in the Etowah County Detention Center on a $2,010,000 bond.

The Etowah County Drug Enforcement Unit, Etowah County Sheriff's Office, Gadsden Police Department, the FBI North Alabama Criminal Enterprise Task Force, and the FBI Safe Streets Task Force participated in the case.