Largest drug bust in georgia A TLANTA, Ga. Dealers use it as a cheap filler in heroin that makes the drug stronger and much more profitable. There were 76 people charged with having involvement in the operation as it was linked to the white Previous drug busts in the area include a 2022 drug bust which led to the seizure of 496. ATLANTA – Special agents assigned to the DEA Atlanta Division ATLANTA - A metro Atlanta drug bust has ended with the seizure of what authorities say was a "massive" quantity of heroin and other drugs. They said they seized several pounds of meth and Four people were arrested and more than 11,000 marijuana plants were seized in “the largest seizure of drugs from an indoor growing operation in Pierce County history,” GLYNN COUNTY, Ga. — The Oglethorpe County Sheriff’s Office says a traffic stop resulted in the largest bust of hard drugs in the county’s history. Antonio DeShawn Daniels, also known as ATLANTA (TCN) -- Federal officials made one of the largest drug busts in their history last week after they seized over 2,500 pounds — more than 1 ton — of crystal meth The U. Police said the drugs were seized from two trailer parks in Athens. All told, the operation seized 155 guns, 496 pounds of meth, 7. Justice Department announced Jan. He now faces up to 60 years in prison. 11 the largest drug bust in the Southern District of Georgia’s history. Grady It was all brought in after a traffic stop by Georgia State Patrol earlier this week in Gwinnett County. — A Woodstock man was sentenced this week after the largest heroin bust ever in Cherokee County. They found ATLANTA — Just a week after Channel 2's Mark Winne reported on the DEA’s biggest heroin bust in Georgia history, we now know the details on what happened. A kilo of fentanyl goes for around $3,500. 4 grams of fentanyl and 265. APD’s Lt. By Carol A. 4 arrested in illegal pot farming operation, sheriff's office says The Georgia Department of Agriculture and a sheriff’s office in South Georgia teamed up to make one of the largest drug The 118-count, 133-page indictment, believed to be the largest ever in the Southern District of Georgia, includes the seizure of 43 firearms, one vehicle and over $53,000 in cash. Gasser Moore . Drug Enforcement Administration says it's one of the largest seizures of its kind. On Feb. " The investigation started 4 arrested in illegal pot farming operation, sheriff's office says The Georgia Department of Agriculture and a sheriff’s office in South Georgia teamed up to make one of the The 118-count, 133-page indictment is believed to be the largest ever in the Southern District of Georgia. Alvarez et al. State lawmakers to ATLANTA — Federal, state and local authorities say a massive heroin bust is likely one the biggest in the state, cutting off a major supplier for our area’s largest drug market. Edward "Jay" Lionel Ball, 40, was convicted Feb. A K-9 unit from Lilburn found drugs in the car, which led them to a stash Mary Cisneros-Gonzalez 43 years of age from Lithonia Springs Georgia, Charges: Trafficking Cocaine, PHOTOS: 2 metro Atlantans among nearly 60 suspects charged in massive drug A newly-unsealed indictment names 76 people as part of a plan to move large amounts of drugs into Southeast Georgia, and much of the conspiracy operated from inside CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ga. " Investigators released mugshots of all 25-people arrested. (WALB) - 76 drug traffickers were named in Operation Ghost Busted, the largest drug trafficking investigation in the The 118-count, 133-page indictment – believed to be the largest ever in the Southern District of Georgia – includes the forfeiture of 43 seized firearms, one vehicle, and Antonio DeShawn Daniels, also known as “Freckleface Shawn,” was arrested on July 27 after federal authorities executed search warrants on multiple locations in Atlanta where he was known to On Wednesday, the indictment “Operation Ghost Busted” charged the 76 defendants with involvement in a drug trafficking conspiracy that distributed large amounts of methamphetamine, Feds charge 76 suspects in southern Georgia gang drug ring; largest indictment ever in area. - A Woodstock man is headed to prison after being convicted in what officials say is Cherokee County's biggest heroin bust ever. Rachael P. In December, officers seized U. - A massive drug bust in Macon. (Atlanta News First) - The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) just announced that the nation’s third-largest methamphetamine bust this year unfolded in a metro Authorities said they recently made the largest heroin bust in Georgia history, preventing 374 pounds of the illegal substance from making it to Atlanta’s streets, Channel 2 4 arrested in illegal pot farming operation, sheriff's office says The Georgia Department of Agriculture and a sheriff’s office in South Georgia teamed up to make one of the ATLANTA - After one of the biggest drug busts in Atlanta Police Department's history, officers said they are now searching for the man they believe is responsible for — On Wednesday, over 30 people were arrested in what the Bleckley County Sheriff's Office is calling the "largest drug bust they've ever had. The 118-count, 133-page indictment includes the seizure of 43 GLYNN COUNTY, Ga. “This was happening in literally every corner of our state,” said Georgia Governor The Georgia Bureau of Investigation West Metro Regional Drug Enforcement Office along with the Haralson-Paulding Drug Task Force executed search and arrest warrants Arthur Street drug bust Police had similar success on Arthur Street in southwest Atlanta. An Atlanta man has been indicted on federal charges related to the largest heroin bust in Georgia’s history, according to officials. They found more than 11,000 The Atlanta Police Department Narcotics Unit made an “extremely large marijuana bust” with 580 pounds found inside a Buckhead apartment. 76 people were charged with having Lee County, Georgia has a lot less meth on its streets after a massive bust last week. Attorney’s Office and FBI announced indictments on Wednesday in Operation Ghost Busted, “a major gang-related drug trafficking investigation. The Georgia Department of Agriculture and a sheriff’s office in South Georgia teamed up to make one of the largest drug busts in state history. Authorities called it the largest indictment ever filed in the 43-county Southern – A newly-unsealed indictment names 76 people as part of a plan to move large amounts of drugs into Southeast Georgia, and much of the conspiracy operated from inside GLYNN COUNTY, Ga. - The Drug Enforcement Administration in Atlanta made a methamphetamine bust of a Mexican cartel’s planned drug drop off at a Clayton County According to the Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA), four Chinese citizens were arrested in connection to one of the biggest drug busts in state history. COLUMBUS, Ga. . On the heels of Richmond County’s biggest fentanyl bust ever – a case that’s seen nearly 60 arrests – Augusta’s district attorney vowed to take down offenders who peddle dangerous drugs. ” The DEA's Atlanta Division conducted a major drug bust at the Atlanta State Farmers Market in Forest Park, Clayton County, seizing over one ton of methamphetamine News of the Georgia bust follows another high-profile drug discovery. Robert Albertini said A routine traffic stop by the Georgia State Patrol on Oct. 21 kg of cocaine. Murphy Announcing Seizure of 2,585 pounds of crystal methamphetamine. hidden in celery The conspiracy has been dubbed the name, 'Operation Ghost Busted,' and was unsealed in January 2023 as USA v. During a news conference in Brunswick, authorities said A massive drug bust in Buckhead led to the seizure of more than $2 million in marijuana, psilocybin mushrooms, methamphetamine, marijuana, and oxycodone. 21. Operation Ghost Busted is a multi-agency effort to disrupt a drug The Georgia Department of Agriculture and a sheriff’s office in South Georgia teamed up to make one of the largest drug busts in state history. The scale of the importations was immense MASSIVE DRUG BUST: Investigators say the Georgia man was in charge of a shipment of $4 million worth of cocaine connected to Mexican drug cartels. (AP) — Federal authorities announced a blitz of arrests and indictments Wednesday against more than 100 people charged with gun and drug crimes in U. Agents discovered The U. com News Staff August 13, 2020 at 6:23 am EDT White County, GA (September 30, 2022) - On Sunday, September 25, 2022, multiple arrests and large drug seizures were made throughout White County as the culmination of an investigation Chinese nationals arrested in Georgia county's 'largest' indoor drug growing bust ever By FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team Published February 27, 2024 3:45pm EST 4 arrested in illegal pot farming operation, sheriff's office says The Georgia Department of Agriculture and a sheriff’s office in South Georgia teamed up to make one of the CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia, David Estes, speaks at the podium Wednesday during a press conference announcing the indictment of 76 people Marijuana bust in Pierce County, Ga. All of them were BRUNSWICK, Ga. The FBI indicted 76 people in Georgia in what officials are describing as one of the largest-ever indictments in the state. 2023, a Cherokee County jury The largest drug distribution network in Butts County is officially out of business, according to Sheriff Gary Long. The DEA, The crimes range from attempted murder, drug trafficking, to aggravated assault to an officer. MACON, Ga. Grady County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO) said they conducted the largest drug bust in the county’s history the morning of Feb. 9 Sara Drysdale, Specialist Prosecutor from the Crown Prosecution Service, said: “This case is believed to involve the largest ever drug smuggling operation ever detected in the UK. 1 kg of fentanyl, and 57. Close Ad To stream DEA officials in Atlanta are saying that a bust at a farmers' market is the largest in the division's history, with more than 2,000 pounds of meth confiscated. $22M in marijuana seized in largest drug bust in Georgia county's history, officials say 33-year-old arrested after nearly half a ton of meth found in Norcross storage unit, DEA This operation is one of the biggest drug busts in the county’s history, and officials are determined to keep the pressure on gangs and drug traffickers. Boaters off the coast of Florida found a 56-pound package of cocaine worth $625,000 that had been in the The 2,585-pound bust was the largest ever in the metro area and the third-largest in the nation this year, DEA Atlanta Special Agent Robert Murphy told reporters at a news Eight suspects are still at large after 76 defendants were indicted Wednesday in the Southeast Georgia gang-related drug trafficking investigation “Operation Ghost Busted,” In a news conference Friday, DC Police Chief Peter Newsham and Mayor Muriel announced the breaking up of a major drug ring and two arrests. Drug agents say that celery was used to conceal more than 2,300 pounds of Federal prosecutors in Southeast Georgia announced Wednesday a massive drug trafficking indictment, charging 76 people with operating a drug distribution network of opioids 6 arrested after drug bust turns up $340k worth of methamphetamine, Athens police say. A newly-unsealed indictment names 76 people as part of a plan to move large amounts of drugs into Southeast Georgia, and much of the conspiracy operated from The two-year investigation ended with a lot of big numbers. WOODSTOCK, Ga. On Friday, a deputy made a traffic stop on a vehicle on The Rome Floyd Metro Drug Task Force arrested three men, Danny Ray Sullivan, 37 of Rome, Gregory Dean Pitts, 65 of Rome, and Demetric Jermain Kennedy 47 of Rome, Lee County, GA (November 1, 2021) – A collaborative investigation with the GBI Southwestern Regional Drug Enforcement Office (SWRDEO), Lee County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO), Georgia State Patrol, and the Drug Just a month after DEA officials in Atlanta seized 855 pounds of meth from a storage unit in Norcross, another massive drug bust in DeKalb County led them to find even more AUGUSTA, Ga. S. — A major drug bust in Southeast Georgia and surrounding areas has gotten 350 grams of fentanyl off the streets. A kilo of real heroin would cost Authorities said they recently made the largest heroin bust in Georgia history, preventing 374 pounds of the illegal substance from making it to Atlanta’s streets. ” $22M in marijuana seized in largest drug bust in Georgia county's history, officials say (GDA), four Chinese citizens were arrested in connection to one of the biggest drug busts in state DEA shows off largest heroin bust in Georgia history; ‘prolific’ dealer tied to Mexican cartel arrested, officials say By Mark Winne, WSB-TV and WSBTV. - The Clayton County Police Department and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) made a massive drug bust in Norcross on Monday. S Attorney’s office. Officers seized mushrooms, methamphetamine, marijuana and oxycodone pills, and $10,000 in cash. 1 led to the discovery of a large methamphetamine conversion lab in a residential neighborhood in Cobb County. — Nearly two dozen people - some alleged members of a racist gang - are behind bars, charged with gang and drug-related crimes for allegedly trying to distribute — The Georgia Department of Agriculture and a sheriff’s office in South Georgia have teamed up to make one of the largest drug busts in state history, finding more than Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper said at the press conference that the celery was destroyed after the bust because it could have been contaminated by the meth. On September 16, 2003, drug investigators working for the Lamar County, Georgia, Sheriff’s Department and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation received a complaint from a The drug conspiracy case remains the largest indictment in Southern District of Georgia history. Byrd, a/k/a “Byrd is the Word,” a/k/a “Rachael NeSmith,” 25, of — The Drug Enforcement Agency in Atlanta has seized 2,380 pounds of methamphetamine smuggled into the state by a Mexican drug cartel in the largest meth bust WAYCROSS, Ga. That’s enough to kill hundreds of people. NORCROSS, Ga. (WTVM) - More than 100 individuals were arrested Thursday in connection to a months-long crime and drug enforcement task force operation. Customs and Border Protection seized $31 million worth of cocaine last week in Savannah, Georgia – the largest cocaine seizure ever at the port. 5 grams of p-Fluorofentanyl, or about three-quarters of a kilo, which is enough DEA Atlanta SAC Robert J. Officials tell FOX 5 the The 118-count, 133-page indictment – believed to be the largest ever in the Southern District of Georgia – includes the forfeiture of 43 seized firearms, one vehicle, and United Way of Greater Atlanta holds leadership luncheon at Georgia Aquarium Annual 'Run with Maud' held today on fifth anniversary of Ahmaud Arbery's death City of Atlanta releases According to the Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA), four Chinese citizens were arrested in connection to one of the biggest drug busts in state history. Atlanta, Ga - Today, Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper and Pierce County Sheriff Ramsey Bennett announced the seizure of 11,153 Marijuana plants with an Roughly 170 kilos of heroin, 41 guns and nearly $1 million in cash were recovered at two Atlanta locations after a drug bust, according to the DEA, FBI and U. — The U. Authorities from several law enforcement agencies began their investigations months Attorney General Edwin Meese 3d, in a statement distributed by prosecutors here, said the ring was responsible for ''the largest amount of cocaine ever smuggled into this Marijuana bust in Pierce County, Ga. The Richmond County . Cairo, GRADY COUNTY, Georgia – The largest drug bust in Grady County’s history took place in the early morning of Friday, February 21. Authorities called it "Operation Extended Stay. Authorities have dismantled what they describe as the most In one of the largest drug busts in recent Georgia history, more than 840 pounds of cocaine — with an estimated street value of $38 million — was seized over the weekend in DEA shows off largest heroin bust in Georgia history; ‘prolific’ dealer tied to Mexican cartel arrested, officials say By Mark Winne, WSB-TV and WSBTV. 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