MORGAN COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) -- A federal grand jury indicted 14 people on 34 count indictment in connection with an alleged methcathinone ring in Morgan County, according to U.S. Attorney James R. Deadrick. Methcathinone is a drug similar to methamphetamine, or meth. (What is methcathinone?)

Morgan County Sheriff Dennis Ledbetter said, “This group is responsible for putting a lot of dope into Morgan County. We want to make sure they get locked up for as long as possible.”

“These arrests are the result of an investigation that lasted more than a year," Morgan County Chief Deputy William Angel said. "These people were running between Morgan and Anderson counties buying supplies to make dope and selling the finished product in both places.”

Federal, state and local agencies worked together on the investigation, including the Morgan County and Anderson County sheriff departments and the Oliver Springs Police Department.

Here's the list of suspects named in the indictment:

-Deborah Phillips, a/k/a Debbie, Deborah Braden, Deborah Crabtree, Deborah C. Daugherty, 53, of Oliver Springs, Tennessee
- Eddie E. Aslinger, 51, of Lansing, Tennessee
- Michael Carroll, a/k/a Mickey Carroll, Michael Herrell, Bo-bo, 41, of Oliver Springs, Tennessee
- David Chamblee, a/k/a David James Chamblee, Jr., 23, of Oliver Springs, Tennessee
- Tiffany Crass, 21, of Oak Ridge, Tennessee
- Brandon Martin, a/k/a Brandon Scoot Martin, 29, of Oliver Springs, Tennessee
- Danny Lee Monday, 44, of Oliver Springs, Tennessee
- Lisa Orme, a/k/a Lisa Dudas, 38, of Coalfield, Tennessee
- Frances Richardson, a/k/a Frances M. Phillips, 40, of Coalfield, Tennessee
- Natasha Richardson, a/k/a Tasha, 22, of Oliver Springs, Tennessee
- Mary Roberts, a/k/a Mary Carroll 33, of Sunbright, Tennessee
- Nerisa Rogers, a/k/a Nerisa Jane Aslinger, Nerisa Phillips, 30, of Briceville, Tennessee
- Elizabeth Scisco, 24, of Oak Ridge, Tennessee
- Deadrea Wilson, a/k/a Dee-dee, Deadra Candice Martin, 28, of Harriman, Tennessee.

For more details about the charges each individual is facing, CLICK HERE.