AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – From conspiracy to commit murder to drive-by shootings, 30 suspects face more than 300 charges after a sweeping multi-agency operation.

There’s new information about an operation two years in the making, and leaders say they are not done yet.

The images below are just a snapshot of some of the weapons, drugs, and gang paraphernalia seized during phase two of Operation “No Loyalty”.

Law enforcement believes they have dismembered the gang responsible for several violent crimes and more.

So far, more than 60 people have been arrested in Operation “No Loyalty”.

On Thursday, Attorney General Chris Carr said the gang prosecution unit indicted 30 people they believe are directly associated with the gang ‘Trap Money’, including the gang leader.

The photos and videos are what law enforcement leaders say is a direct result of a two-year under cover operation with one goal: taking down a ring leader and making sure no one fills their seat.

“Our ultimate goal is to dismantle the criminal street gang, by pursuing those who are directing and engaging in persistent acts of violence,” said Carr.

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Sheriff Richard Roundtree says Operation “No Loyalty” has led the sheriff’s office, GBI, FBI and several other agencies in seizing: 35 pounds of cocaine, 15 pounds of fentanyl, enough to kill millions, two pounds of meth, 278 pounds of marijuana, two homes, 64 guns, nine vehicles and nearly half a million dollars in cash.

Leaders say this criminal activity spans over two years across eight different counties in Georgia.

“Investigators then learned that members of the gang were not only conducting criminal acts in Richmond county but also Attorney Carr said in Bullock County, Jefferson County, Columbia County, Burke County, Fulton County, Gwinnett County, Wilkes County and Cobb County,” said Roundtree.

Together, the 30 people associated with the ‘Trap Money’ gang are facing more than 300 charges for a range of crimes.

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“We contend these individuals have conspired to obtain money, firearms, controlled substances, and other property by engaging in a pattern of criminal activity including aggravated assault, armed robbery, theft, illegal firearm transactions, and the possession and distribution of controlled substances,” said Carr.

And the fight doesn’t stop here.

“There’s more work to be done. There’s not a corner of our state that hasn’t been stricken by the deadly effects of fentanyl. Fentanyl knows no racial, geographic, or economic boundaries, and it’s killing Georgians at an alarming rate. That’s why we’re declaring war on fentanyl and we will continue fighting until there are no more deaths, no more tears, and no more heartache,” said Carr.

Of the 30 people the state attorney general indicted, 22 of them are behind bars, while eight are still wanted.

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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – A heavy law enforcement presence was spotted at Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School Thursday morning.

Our News 12 crew on scene says around five Richmond County patrol cars and several Richmond County School Police were on scene around 11 a.m.

The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office says they are assisting the Richmond County School System with securing the school after dispatch received a telephone threat involving the school.

After a thorough search of the campus, it was determined the threat was not credible, the school system says.

Normal operations resumed at 11:15 a.m.

School officials say students and staff remained in their classrooms and offices during the campus search. An increased police presence will remain on campus for the remainder of Thursday’s school day.

Around 12:15, the sheriff’s office said the investigation was turned over to the Richmond County School System.

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District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser may want a mulligan on this one.

The Democrat took a taxpayer-funded “sports and economic development” trip to last week’s Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Ga.

Bowser, 51, announced the jaunt on her public schedule and a spokeswoman for the mayor’s office confirmed that DC residents paid for all related travel expenses to get inside the gates at the fabled Augusta National Golf Club, DC News Now reported.

Susana Castillo, Bowser’s communications director, told the outlet that the mayor was invited by Jodie McLean and Deborah Ratner Salzberg, who are co-chairs of a city task force “to revitalize the Gallery Place and Chinatown Neighborhood.”

The spokeswoman did not disclose the total cost of the more than 500-mile flight south, nor did she immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.

“No matter where I am, my team is working and always in touch with me at a moment’s notice,” Bowser added in a statement of her own to DC News Now.

The mayor has faced sharp criticism for her handling of a crime spike in the nation’s capital before pivoting last fall amid mass resignations by city police — including former chief Robert Contee III.

Violent crime surged 39% in the nation’s capital from 2022 to 2023, with homicides rising 35% and robberies up a whopping 67%.

In two recent high-profile incidents, armed carjackers stole the vehicles of an FBI agent and Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas), while a former federal official in the Trump administration was shot and killed by another car thief in February.

Bowser embraced the Black Lives Matter movement during the riots that followed the police killing of George Floyd in 2020, but reversed course in 2023 to fight the city council over a radical crime bill that lightened sentencing for robberies, carjackings and other gun-related felonies.

Last year, she also opposed a progressive policing law that hampered officers’ ability to apprehend suspects and increased disciplinary measures, making them “scared to do their job,” according to Bowser.

The crime spike had briefly threatened a $515 million deal with Washington Wizards and Capitals owner Ted Leonsis, who entertained moving the NBA and NHL teams to a new northern Virginia arena before reaching an agreement with Bowser to stay in the nation’s capital.

It’s unclear what other projects Bowser may be pursuing in Chinatown.

“As mayor, I frequently attended meetings and events to foster economic development, strengthen partnerships, and build rapport with people interested in investing in our city,” DC councilman Vincent Gray, who served a single term as mayor before being unseated by Bowser in the 2014 Democratic primary, told DC News Now.

“I met with people in countless venues, be they overseas, in downtown DC conference rooms, or sometimes at high-profile gatherings,” he said. “I see no controversy in travel that is intended to promote the District in furtherance of opportunity that benefits residents and local businesses.”