Cocaine found in south Georgia elementary school, employee arrested

BULLOCH COUNTY, Ga. — An employee at a south Georgia elementary school is facing charges after a baggie of cocaine was found inside.

On the first day of school last week, a school custodian at Sallie Zetterower Elementary School in Bulloch County found a bag with a suspicious white powder on the floor of a common area inside the school.

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A school resource officer took the bag to the Bulloch County Sheriff’s Office, where it was confirmed to be cocaine.

School administrators watched surveillance video and identified employee Pamela Darien as a suspect.

Darien turned herself in on Wednesday afternoon on charges of possession of cocaine and violation of controlled substance laws within a drug-free zone.

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The sheriff’s office says that no children came into contact with the cocaine.

Darien is no longer employed by Bulloch County Schools.

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