MACON, Ga. ( WRBL ) – The. U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Georgia said that a leader of a drug trafficking organization responsible for bringing in nearly 2,000 kilograms of Cocaine from Mexico into Georgia for multiple years pled guilty to drug trafficking conspiracy charges in federal court on Monday.
Albert Ross aka “Big”, 53, of Atlanta, Georgia, pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute Cocaine and one count of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute marijuana. Ross is facing 10 years to life in prison along with. at least five years of supervised release and a maximum $10 million fine for each count.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office says based on the “stipulation f fact” read in court and other records, Ross confessed to being the lead of a large-scale drug operation responsible for importing cocaine and pther drugs from Mexico into the U.S.
Substantial amounts of cocaine were distributed in the Middle Georgia area by Ross’ drug operation. The FBI-Athne Resident Agency opened an investigation looking into Ross’s cocaine distribution activities.