CANTON, Ga. -- Multiple fast-food workers have been arrested for allegedly dealing meth on the job.
According to a statement from the Cherokee Multi-Agency Narcotics Squad (CMANS), agents executed search warrants at the Wendy's restaurant at 102 Riverstone Parkway in Canton, Georgia after a lengthy investigation.
The investigation found that four suspects were dealing small amounts of the drug out of the restaurant - and had been doing it for several weeks. Those employees included a manager, cook and two other employees.
“This is a concern since innocent customers were at the restaurant when CMANS Agents were observing drug deals in the parking lot area and inside the facility," officials said in a statement. "In this case it was not the quantities of drugs, but the risk to the public, that concerned us.”
In a release, officials said that 27-year-old Zachary Jerome Donley, 32-year-old Kristal Dawn Hogan, 36-year-old Amanda Jean McCartney and 26-year-old Jeffery Levi Justus were all arrested.
The Wendy's franchisee over the restaurant, Hoover Foods, has also responded with a statement saying that the company does not condone "any sort of illegal activity" in their restaurants. The franchise owner said they are cooperating with police and that those who were arrested are no longer employed by their company.
