Hundreds of Grams of Meth, Fentanyl Seized, Four Charged in Knox County Drug Bust

Four people were connected to the drugs and now face drug and weapons charges: Jahwyon Farmer, Antonio Anderson, Thomas Alexander and Jamar Cortez. (Courtesy: JIMS)

Hundreds of Grams of Meth, Fentanyl Seized, Four Charged in Knox County Drug Bust

Posted on April 2, 2025

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Four Knoxville men are arrested and hundreds of grams of meth and fentanyl seized in a drug bust Monday by the Knox County Sheriff’s Office.

According to charging documents, Jahwyon Farmer, Antonio Anderson, Thomas Alexander and Jamar Cortez face drug and weapons charges after KCSO deputies found drugs, guns and cash during a search of a home at 6416 George Walter Way and a storage unit on Chapman Highway.

KCSO confiscated a number drugs to include nearly 300 grams of meth and almost 240 grams of fentanyl along with a handgun and a rifle:

  • 298 grams of meth
  • 2 MDMA pills
  • Handgun
  • 1/2 gram of crack cocaine
  • An AK-style rifle
  • 4 grams of marijuana
  • 239 grams of fentanyl
Four people were connected to the drugs and now face drug and weapons charges: Jahwyon Farmer, Antonio Anderson, Thomas Alexander and Jamar Cortez. (Courtesy: JIMS)

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