Six people face federal drug charges in Anderson, after a year long investigation involving the FBI, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, and the Anderson Gang Task Force, according to police.
Anderson police said Eric Gambrel, Jr., Erica Gambrel, Andrew Clemons, Ormond Clemons, Jermal Clemons and Steve Blassingame were all indicted by a federal grand jury with violating federal drug statutes.
The Gang Enforcement Unit was originally formed by the APD in 2006, according to police, to remove the threat of gangs, guns, drugs and gang related criminal activity from the streets of the city of Anderson.
Police said in February 2009 Anderson Police Chief Martin Brown and Anderson County Sheriff John Skipper combined resources and formed the Anderson Gang Task Force, which is comprised of the APD Gang Enforcement Unit and a member of the Sheriff's Office C.A.T.C.H. Team.
The newly formed Gang Task Force operates county wide providing both agencies with additional resources to combat gangs and their various crimes. Also, two police officers and a deputy are currently federally deputized and are part of the FBI's Violent Gang Task Force which enables some of the cases to be adopted and prosecuted on the federal level, according to police.
Anderson police claim these latest arrests are proof the Task Force is working.
Eric Gambrell Jr.
Erica Gambrell
Andrew Clemons
Ormond Clemons
Jermal Clemons
Steve Blassingame
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