Metro Atlanta man accused of hiding drugs in car batteries sentenced to prison

A Lawrenceville man has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison after pleading guilty to trafficking fentanyl and methamphetamine in metro Atlanta, according to U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg.

Gabriel Ojeda Murguia, 46, was sentenced Wednesday and will serve five years of supervised release after his prison term, prosecutors said.

According to information presented in court, Murguia sold fentanyl and methamphetamine in Gwinnett County between April 2024 and April 2025, including more than 100 grams of fentanyl powder and more than 2,000 fentanyl pills…

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