Dealer with cartel ties hid fentanyl in car batteries at metro Atlanta apartment, feds say

Federal authorities say a metro Atlanta man accused of working for a Mexican drug cartel hid large amounts of fentanyl inside car batteries while distributing the deadly drug across the region.

According to the U.S. Attorneyโ€™s Office for the Northern District of Georgia, Kevin Martinez, 20, of Doraville, appeared in federal court Monday on charges related to the alleged distribution of a significant amount of fentanyl in the metro Atlanta area.

Investigators say Martinez allegedly operated under the direction of the La Nueva Familia Michoacana drug cartel, a Mexico-based criminal organization…

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