The Brief
- Federal prosecutors in Georgia dismantled three separate cartel-linked drug trafficking rings operating across the Athens area, seizing over 200 kilograms of fentanyl, meth and cocaine.
- Two Georgia men received decades-long federal sentences, including a life prison term for a supplier tied directly to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.
- A Mexican national faces federal firearms and drug trafficking charges after investigators found more than 100 kilograms of meth concealed in cabbage crates.
ATHENS, Ga. – Federal authorities dismantled three armed, transnational cartel-linked trafficking pipelines operating in Middle Georgia, resulting in a life sentence, a 30-year prison term, and new charges against a man accused of smuggling large quantities of meth disguised as cabbages, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Friday.
What we don’t know:
Federal task force agents seized more than 200 kilograms of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine along with dozens of firearms across three multi-agency operations. …