Gallatin, TN – A major drug trafficker has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after a highway interdiction led to the discovery of over 1,200 grams of cocaine in Sumner County, authorities announced this week.
According to the Sumner County District Attorney’s Office, William Davis was sentenced by Judge Jennifer Nichols following his arrest on Interstate 65 in Millersville. Investigators with the 18th Judicial District Drug Task Force reportedly found a large quantity of cocaine concealed inside Davis’s vehicle during a routine stop.
Officials say Davis admitted to transporting the drugs from Alabama to Kentucky, and evidence later showed he had been involved in ongoing narcotics distribution across multiple states, including both cocaine and marijuana.
At sentencing, Assistant District Attorney Andrea Green cited Davis’s prior conviction for cocaine trafficking in Kentucky as grounds for a longer prison term. Text messages recovered from his phone reportedly documented continued drug activity.
“Thanks to the excellent work of the Drug Task Force, these dangerous narcotics never reached their intended destination,” District Attorney Thomas Dean said in a statement. “We are grateful for their vigilance and commitment to public safety.”
The Sumner County Sheriff’s Office commended investigators and prosecutors for their collaboration in keeping highways and local communities safe from drug traffickers.
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