Arrests and drug manufacturing/trafficking charges filed following search warrant

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WALTON COUNTY, GA (Oct. 1, 2026) The Walton County Sheriff’s Office reports that WCSO and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) served a search warrant on Sept 30, 2026 at a Monroe home located at 2991 Dry Pond Road as part of a narcotics investigation into methamphetamine distribution and counterfeit pills made with meth and fentanyl.

According to a press release from the Office of WCSO Sheriff Keith Brooks, as a result trafficking amounts of methamphetamine and fentanyl, more than 100,000 counterfeit pressed pills, and 13 firearms were seized and three people were arrested;

• Angel Linka: Charged with manufacturing and trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony
• Barry Irvin Jr.: Charged with trafficking methamphetamine
• Francis Swogger: Charged with obstruction

Editor’s Note: Please note an arrest or charge does not constitute a conviction