The Federal Bureau of Investigation indicted 76 people in Georgia in what officials are describing as one of the largest-ever indictments in the state.

According to United States Attorney David H. Estes, the newly unsealed federal indictment, USA v. Alvarez et. al describes a massive drug trafficking investigation tied to the Ghost Face Gangsters white supremacist criminal street gang, and includes allegations of multiple deaths from illegal drug overdoses.

The indictment “Operation Ghost Busted” charged the defendants with involvement in a drug trafficking conspiracy that distributed large amounts of methamphetamine, fentanyl, heroin and alprazolam in the greater Glynn County area.

The FBI is currently searching for 8 individuals who remain at large after Operation Ghost Busted took place on Wednesday. Ashley Deen, Samantha S. Russesll, Michael A. Provenzano, Tonya C. Cox, David D. Young, Jimmy A. Reynolds, Juan C. Everette, and Christopher J. Thompson are charged with drug trafficking conspiracy tied to the Ghost Face Gangsters criminal street gang, and are considered armed and dangerous.

Anyone with information about these individuals is asked to contact the FBI’s Atlanta Field Office at 770-216-3000, their local FBI office, the nearest American Embassy or Consulate, or submit a tip online at tips.fbi.gov.

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