$5 million in raw LSD found in home in Montgomery County

A search of a home on Shady Grove Road turned up $5 million worth of LSD on Wednesday.

The 19th Judicial Drug Task Force confiscated 6.37 pounds of the drug, according to a news release from Sandra Brandon, spokesman for the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office.

Agents with the drug task force were executing a search warrant when they discovered the LSD and components used in manufacturing LSD in the home.

“Raw LSD, as seen in the photos, is refined through a chemical process and placed on a blotter sheet," Brandon said. "Each sheet is generally perforated into small tabs or 'hits' and consumed orally.”

Brandon said that while LSD is not as prevalent as in previous decades, the National Institute on Drug Abuse estimates there are more than 200,000 new instances of LSD abuse each year.

It has largely been replaced by more popular illegal drugs, such as meth and opioids, she said. LSD can be very dangerous.

“LSD is considered a hallucinogen, which is a type of drug that alters perception, thoughts, and feelings," Brandon said. "They cause hallucinations, or sensations and images that seem real although they are not.”

Roy Edward Wagner III, 35, was taken into custody at the home and charged with schedule I drugs and unlawful drug paraphernalia, the release said.

“This was another good operation that took a lot of dangerous drugs off the streets,” Montgomery County Sheriff John Fuson said in the release.

Shady Grove Road is southeast of Clarksville between state Highway 12 and US Highway 41.