DOUGLAS COUNTY, GA — A Douglas County jury has found a 29-year-old man guilty of trafficking methamphetamine following a 2020 undercover operation led by the Douglasville Police Department.
Erik Hernandez was convicted on May 22 after jurors heard details of an operation that began with a tip from a confidential informant. Investigators say the informant worked with detectives to arrange the purchase of three kilograms of crystal meth from Hernandez.
The transaction took place in July 2020 at a hotel in Lithia Springs, where surveillance units recorded Hernandez arriving with a gray backpack containing nearly 3,000 grams of the illegal drug. Officers observed Hernandez retrieving the backpack from a Honda Odyssey before meeting with the informant…