ATLANTA (WJBF) — Federal and local investigators stopped a major meth trafficking operation just before Thanksgiving, seizing nearly 1,600 pounds of methamphetamine at two locations in Georgia.
According to the FBI, the drugs were hidden inside large containers of blackberries at sites in southeast Atlanta and Gainesville. Officials say the bust is part of a growing trend of drug cartels using produce shipments to disguise narcotics.
A joint investigation between the FBI, GBI, U.S. Attorney’s Office, and the Hall County Sheriff’s Office resulted in federal charges for two suspects: an undocumented immigrant, and an Atlanta man connected to the drug operation.
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Officials say the investigation is ongoing, and more arrests are possible…