Officials said the ring operated out of prisons
Thirteen men in a methamphetamine distribution ring sending drugs all over Northwest Georgia were convicted in Rome Friday morning, according to a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) press release. The surprise is that the gang operated out of Georgia prisons.
The men, including a 68-year-old felon nicknamed “PawPaw” serving life plus 70 years, distributed drugs to couriers and customers throughout Northwest Georgia including Dalton and Cartersville.
A coordinated effort of Operation Take Back American between the Drug Enforcement Administration, the U.S. Marshals, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the Cartersville Police Department, the Henry County Sheriff’s Office and the Georgia Department of Corrections, resulted in the men getting tough multi-year prison sentences attached to their current sentence without the possibility of parole…