Commissioner Tyler J. Harper said agriculture investigators executed a search warrant on Monday 26 March 2026 at a business warehouse in DeKalb County after an investigation into wholesalers suspected of selling marijuana and illegal hemp products.[1][2] DeKalb Police narcotics and K-9 units assisted.[1][2]

The search yielded 120 pounds of marijuana and roughly $4.8 million in illegal hemp products measured at retail value, Harper’s office said.[1][2] Multiple people were taken into custody and face felony trafficking charges, and officials said the inquiry was ongoing with further charges possible.[1][2]

Harper said the department would keep pursuing operators who sell marijuana disguised as hemp or other hemp goods that remain illegal under Georgia law.[1][2]