PAULDING COUNTY, Ga. - A massive drug bust last week in Paulding County is bringing renewed attention to the recently overhauled sheriff’s office ACE unit.

FOX 5 Atlanta got a chance to ride along with the ACE Unit on Tuesday.

What is the ACE Unit?

What they're saying:

ACE stands for Aggressive Crime Enforcement. Paulding County Sheriff’s Deputy Nathan Potts says the unit is there because they are not waiting for trouble finding them. They were on the hunt during a recent traffic stop.

"The plate appeared to be hidden. So, it was an improper display. Usually, that is concealing the identity of the vehicle. Either they don't have it or they're trying to hide it for some particular reason," said Deputy Potts.

This led to the deputy asking to search inside a backpack. "We start lookin

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