The Brief
- Martin Gonzalez-Martinez faces federal charges for distributing four kilograms of purple fentanyl in Clayton County.
- Purple fentanyl frequently masks carfentanil, which is 100 times more potent than standard fentanyl.
- Federal prosecutors allege Gonzalez-Martinez is linked to a Mexico-based trafficking network operating in the Atlanta area.
ATLANTA – A Mexican national is facing federal charges for selling purple fentanyl in Clayton County. Martin Armando Gonzalez-Martinez, 22, of Oaxaca, Mexico, appeared before a U.S. magistrate judge last week, charged with possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl.
Mexican-based drug trafficking network
What we know:
According to U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg, Gonzalez-Martinez illegally crossed the southwest border several years ago and has since been working with Mexico-based traffickers to distribute drugs, including fentanyl, in the Atlanta area.
On March 4, he was apprehended in Morrow while selling drugs from a backpack in a business parking lot. During the arrest, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) seized four kilograms of suspected fentanyl featuring a distinctive purple color.
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