A major prison drug ring that funneled meth and heroin into metro Atlanta is no more. The masterminds behind it—including inmates who ran deals from inside their cells—are headed to federal prison.
Investigators say the ring moved more than 14 kilos of meth and nearly a kilo of heroin, using contraband cell phones to orchestrate deals on the outside. But law enforcement shut them down, and now, the ringleaders are facing years behind bars.
“Several of the defendants even continued their criminal activity by orchestrating drug transactions from prison, posing a serious risk to public safety,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Richard S. Moultrie, Jr. “These sentences reflect the dedication and collaborative efforts of our federal, state, and local law enforcement partners to disrupt the distribution of poisonous drugs into our communities.”…