Task force arrests 2, seize drugs and firearms in Camp Hill

Submitted / The Outlook The Tallapoosa County Narcotics Task Force seized illegal drugs, weapons and cash in Camp Hill this week.

A nearly year-long operation by the Tallapoosa County Narcotics Task Force finished with the arrests of two Camp Hill residents.

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Sherman Cox

The Monday arrest of Sherman Demeniski Cox, 45, and Teresa Nicole Black, 29, followed almost 12 months of narcotic investigations, surveillance and controlled buys by the task force. Task force investigator Chad Jones said in a statement the task force was executing search and arrest warrants Monday with the United States Marshal Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force that approximately 3.5 ounces of crack cocaine, approximately 29 grams of ecstasy, 10 grams of marijuana, an assorted amount of prescription medications and five firearms were seized.

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Teresa Black

Cliff Williams is a staff writer for Tallapoosa Publishers.