Incoming text messages intercepted by the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Department and the City of Summerville Police Department caused the arrest of 23 people this week.

Cellphones confiscated during a traffic stop last Wednesday began receiving text messages from alleged drug users wanting to purchase marijuana, according to Chattooga County Sheriff John Everett and Summerville Police Chief Stan Mosley. During a several-hour operation, undercover city/county agents made bogus drug deals over the cellphones and arrested those who arrived at various locations to purchase marijuana.

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