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Cops: UGA student from Atlanta busted for selling pot in dorm room

By Fran Jeffries
Nov 11, 2011

A University of Georgia student from Atlanta is accused of selling marijuana and LSD to other students from her dorm room, according to police.

Athens-Clarke police arrested Tatiana Andrea Galiano, 18, on Wednesday morning after an investigation by a drug task force, which was initiated by UGA police.

Galiano was selling pot and LSD to other students from her dorm room at 53o Cresswell Hall, Athens-Clarke police Lt. Mike Hunsinger told the Athens Banner-Herald.

Officers also found smoking devices and pill containers, police told the newspaper.

Galiano, who reportedly attended Lakeside High School, was released from the Athens-Clarke County Jail on Thursday after posting a $2,000 bond, the newspaper reported.

Please check back for updates.

About the Author

Fran Jeffries is a Newsletter Producer. She joined The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2005 as an Education Editor. She worked as a Breaking News Editor and Social Media Producer before joining the Newsletter team.

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