TBI: 313 Initiative Drug Bust Leads to Three Arrests, Kids Removed from Knox County Home

The 313 Initiative is a partnership of dozens of law enforcement agencies aiming to stop drugs from coming to Tennessee from the Detroit, Michigan area. (Courtesy: WVLT / WSMV)

TBI: 313 Initiative Drug Bust Leads to Three Arrests, Kids Removed from Knox County Home

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Three people have been charged and three children have been removed by the state from a Knox County home after a drug bust that was part of the 313 Initiative.

Tennessee Bureau of Investigation officials say the arrests were made Thursday, June 5 at a home on Pelleaux Road during which almost two pounds of fentanyl, more than half a pound of cocaine and methamphetamine were seized as well as firearms and thousands of dollars in cash.

TBI says three adult males inside the home, all from the Detroit, Michigan area, were arrested and booked into the Knox County Jail.

The three people facing charges are:

  • Michael Siebert (DOB: 3/27/85): Three counts of possession with intent to manufacture, sell, or deliver a schedule II controlled substance within a drug-free zone, unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a firearm during commission of a dangerous felony and maintaining a dwelling for drug use
  • Antwon Siebert (DOB:7/9/85): Three counts of possession with intent to manufacture, sell, or deliver a schedule II controlled substance within a drug-free zone, possession of a firearm during commission of a dangerous felony and maintaining a dwelling for drug use
  • Roy Hines (DOB: 12/3/90): Three counts of possession with intent to manufacture, sell, or deliver a schedule II controlled substance within a drug-free zone, possession of a firearm during commission of a dangerous felony and maintaining a dwelling for drug use

TBI officials say three children were also in the home and were removed by the state.

The 313 Initiative is a partnership of dozens of law enforcement agencies aiming to stop drugs from coming to Tennessee from the Detroit, Michigan area.

The 313 Initiative is a partnership of dozens of law enforcement agencies aiming to stop drugs from coming to Tennessee from the Detroit, Michigan area. (Courtesy: WVLT / WSMV)

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