A recent Knoxville Police Department operation led to the arrest of a 45-year-old woman, Rosanne Foster, following the execution of two search warrants by the Organized Crime Unit. The raids, part of a larger investigation into drug distribution, took place in East Knoxville homes on Thursday.
According to a social media post by the Knoxville Police Department, the operation uncovered multiple illicit items including drugs, firearms, cash, and drug paraphernalia. The search at Speedway Circle residence yielded about 35 grams of crack cocaine, 17 grams of marijuana, a loaded handgun, multiple cell phones, over $1,700 in cash, and related paraphernalia.
Further discoveries at the Catalpa Avenue residence involved approximately 150 grams of suspected cocaine, ammunition, over $900 in cash, and items purportedly used for narcotics manufacture. The Drug Related Death Task Force, having led an intensive investigation, pinpointed these two residences and their associated individuals as key players in a local drug distribution network.
Foster, who was present at the time of the raids, now faces multiple charges including the sale and delivery of Schedule II drugs, felon in possession of firearm, possession of a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony, and simple possession of Schedule VI drugs. The ongoing investigation continues to unravel the extent of this narcotics network within the community.
