WAYNESBORO, Ga. (WJBF) – On Friday, May 19th, at 4:16pm, The Burke County Sheriff’s Office, Special Response Team (S.R.T.) executed a narcotics search warrant in the 600 block of Wallace Street in Waynesboro.

S.R.T. took 29-year-old Alphonse Fredrick Birdine into custody without incident for allegedly selling drugs out of his home.

When law enforcement searched Birdine and his home they found a large amount of Marijuana and MDMA (ecstasy) pills. 

He was transported to the Burke County Detention Center for the below listed charges:

  • Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Distribute
  • Possession of a Methamphetamine with intent to Distribute
  • Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Distribute within 1,000 feet of a housing project
  • Possession of Methamphetamine with intent to Distribute within 1,000 feet of a housing project
  • Unlawful Street Gang Activity