The Brief
- Antonio Pierre Ashmeade was sentenced Wednesday to 18 years in federal prison for his role in a major Atlanta drug distribution ring.
- Ashmeade was the last of 13 members and associates of the “Paper Gang Family” to be sentenced following a multi-agency investigation.
- Law enforcement seized 30 firearms and massive quantities of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine during the multi-year crackdown.
ATLANTA – Thirteen members and associates of an Atlanta-based gang known as the “Paper Gang Family” have been sentenced to federal prison for distributing large amounts of narcotics, federal officials announced Wednesday.
Atlanta gang dismantled
What we know:
The “Paper Gang Family” used an Atlanta rap music label as a front to distribute narcotics across the metro area starting in 2019, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Investigators said they watched gang members sell drugs on the same streets where school buses dropped off children.
During the investigation, agents seized approximately 10,000 fentanyl pills, 25 kilograms of methamphetamine, and 20 kilograms of cocaine, federal officials said. Antonio Pierre Ashmeade, 42, received the final sentence of 18 years in prison Wednesday after being convicted of possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute it.…