The bust of a shroom and pot operation in the former Walmart building is West Tennessee’s biggest ever

Nine law enforcement agencies joined forces to stop a massive illegal drug operation after a £35 shipment of psilocybin edibles revealed the extent of the operation. Agents found a range of drugs including multiple forms of cannabis, psilocybin, steroids and even a still used to produce illegal moonshine.

In a press release and Facebook post, the West Tennessee Drug Task Force, which represents the state’s 28th, 29th and 30th judicial districts, said it had issued warrants to break up a drug operation in a building formerly used by Walmart. All three jurisdictions involved included the West Tennessee Drug Task Force, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the United States Postal Inspector, the Counterdrug Task Force, the ATF, the Humboldt Police Department, the Tennessee Dangerous Drugs Task Force, and the 26th Judicial District Drug Task forces.

Most recently, on July 25, search warrants were issued to place agents in a warehouse in Humboldt, Tennessee (not to be confused with Humboldt County, California). It’s the culmination of a lengthy drug investigation involving over 25 police officers from nine different agencies.

NBC affiliate Action News 5 reports it is the “largest drug bust in West Tennessee history.”

Four suspects have been arrested for alleged involvement in a drug trafficking operation: Joseph Brian Moss, 41, and Lauren Nichole Tippet Moss, 35, both from Humboldt; and Dustin Page, 38, and Tiffany Page, 39, both from Madison County.

Officials knew about the operation, but the straw that broke the camel’s back was a shipment of nearly 35 pounds of psilocybin edibles shipped to a former Humboldt Walmart. A team of agents issued a search warrant for the building at 2500 North Central Avenue.

“This seizure is the largest in the 28th Circuit and arguably western Tennessee,” said Johnie Carter, director of the Drug Task Force. “It is the result of many years of hard work and partnerships between multiple agencies. West Tennessee, and Humboldt in particular, is a safer place to live, work and raise our families thanks to the hard work and dedication my agents and our partners have put into this case.”

The drug operation evidence could indicate that one person lived a Jason Bourne-like life with dozens of identities.

Officers searched the area and found 376 vials of steroid oils, 21 pounds of various steroid powders, 3.6 gallons of steroid oil, 9,180 steroid pills, 70 fake four-state driver’s license cards – all with the same photo of a person – and 43.5 pounds of psilocybin, 40 pounds of cannabis in various forms, 29 weapons, $153,421 in cash, a moonshine still, drug paraphernalia, and a digital and paper trail.

All were charged with a variety of offenses including: possession with intent to sell/supply and/or manufacture Class I, III and VI controlled substances, possession of a firearm while committing a dangerous crime, possession of drug paraphernalia, identity theft, drug trafficking , maintaining a drug cache and drug paraphernalia for crime.

“We would like to thank Director Carter and our West Tennessee Drug Task Force team for their work on this investigation,” said Frederick Agee, District Attorney for the 28th Circuit. “This continues to be an ongoing investigation involving not only local and state authorities but also federal agencies. Our office will seek accountability and justice, which is our goal in every case we prosecute.”