Police: Crack, heroin among drugs found as Georgians arrested in Hardeeville area hotel

Two Georgia residents were arrested on drug charges Wednesday after a search warrant uncovered crack, heroin and marijuana inside a Hardeeville area hotel, according to a Jasper County Sheriff’s Office news release.

Alex Tisby, 39, of Richmond Hill, Ga., faces charges of possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine, possession with intent to distribute heroin and simple possession of marijuana, according to the Sheriff’s Office release.

A 49-year-old Richmond Hill woman was also charged with simple possession of marijuana.

The Sheriff’s Office Crime Suppression Team, in conjunction with the Bluffton Police Department Special Investigation Unit executed a search warrant at the Holiday Inn Express and Suites on Independence Boulevard near Exit 8 of I-95 near Hardeeville, according to the release. Crack, heroin and marijuana were found at the scene.

This story was originally published October 5, 2017 at 1:57 PM with the headline "Police: Crack, heroin among drugs found as Georgians arrested in Hardeeville area hotel."