Amanda Booker, 40 of Cartersville, has been sentenced to six years in the custody of the Georgia Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to one count of Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute.
Booker entered her guilty plea in Polk County Superior Court and was sentenced to serve six years in state prison.
The conviction resulted from a cooperative investigation conducted by the GBI Northwest Georgia Drug Task Force, the Bartow County Drug Task Force, and the DEA High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Unit. Law enforcement officers recovered methamphetamine when they arrived at Booker’s residence in Aragon to execute an arrest after a lengthy investigation.
Assistant District Attorney H. Burton Baker prosecuted the case on behalf of the Tallapoosa Circuit District Attorney’s Office.District Attorney Jaeson Smith commended the agencies involved in the investigation and recognized the unique role of the Northwest Georgia Drug Task Force.
“The Northwest Georgia Drug Task Force is primarily comprised of local officers who are assigned to work alongside the Georgia Bureau of Investigation on complex drug investigations. Their work is invaluable in identifying, investigating, and removing local drug dealers from our communities. I also want to recognize the outstanding partnership provided by the Bartow County Drug Task Force and the DEA High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Unit. Their collaborative efforts make our communities safer and ensure that those who choose to distribute dangerous narcotics are held accountable.”
The Tallapoosa Circuit District Attorney’s Office remains committed to working alongside its local, state, and federal law enforcement partners to aggressively prosecute those who distribute illegal narcotics and to protect the citizens of Polk and Haralson counties.
