A Mableton man is facing federal drug charges after officials discovered nearly 60 pounds of fentanyl inside a backyard shed in Austell.
Michael Antonio Cruz, 32, of Mableton, was arraigned in federal court Thursday after a grand jury indicted him on charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl, as well as possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, according to U.S. Attorney Theodore Hertzberg.
“The staggering quantity of fentanyl Cruz allegedly possessed posed a critical threat to public health and safety. But for the intervention of law enforcement, the fentanyl could have reached the streets and had potentially fatal consequences,” Hertzberg said. “My office will continue to work closely with our law enforcement partners to aggressively prosecute the criminals who deal this poison in our community.”…