70 people arrested on drug charges in Cartersville

Seventy people were arrested Sunday morning at a party in Bartow County, police said.

Cartersville police, who initially responded to a shots-fired call at 2:20 a.m., arrested the people on drug charges.

The lingerie party was hosted by a 21-year-old as a birthday celebration, Channel 2 Action News reported Tuesday. The owner of the home on Cain Drive told Channel 2 she rented the home through Airbnb.

The investigation is ongoing.

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