THOMASVILLE, Ga. (WALB)- The Thomasville-Thomas County SWAT Team is now fully staffed.
Eight people from the Sheriff's Office, three of which are drug squad agents recently completed training to become certified SWAT team members.
The unit is now up to 21 members.
SWAT is a joint unit between the Thomas County Sheriff's Office and Thomasville Police Department.
It also consists of emergency medical service personnel and firefighters.
According to Drug Squad Commander, Louis Schofill, the training will help with planning for searches and warrants.
"It will help us with planning for searches and vehicle stops, how to plan for those and how to execute those with tactics that are up to the date up to the minute," said Schofill.
Schofill says, having "SWAT-certified agents" allows them to have access to different equipment than normal.
