In 1985, Sheriff Terry Ashe was instrumental in forming the 15th Judicial Drug Task Force.  This was a very successful program that covered a large geographical area of the 15th Judicial District.  In 1996, Sheriff Terry Ashe created the Wilson County Sheriff's Department Narcotics Unit to combat the increased trafficking of illegal narcotics in Wilson County.  The Narcotics Units goal is to identify, infiltrate, arrest, and prosecute Drug Offenders.  This is accomplished by a combined effort of the Citizens in Wilson County, Law Enforcement, and the Judicial System working together.  Citizens provide needed information to identify these offenders.  Law Enforcement follows up on this information and attempts to infiltrate the drug network.  Law Enforcement then makes arrests upon the persons identified as offenders.    The final step is prosecution, and this is accomplished by the States Attorney General working with our Judicial System.  Often times, drug investigations are a long process and take many man hours.  If you have information on drug trafficking in Wilson County please call the Sheriff's Department's Narcotics Unit at 615-444-1412 or CRIMESTOPPERS at 615-444-5245.