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Both shipments are believed to have originated in Mexico, and three men — Juan Hernandez, Nelsonen Sorto, and Gerardo Solorio-Alvarado — have been arrested on state trafficking charges. Two of those men now face federal charges as well.
Solorio-Alvarado, an illegal alien, is expected to face removal proceedings post-conviction. However, no such action has been announced yet.
FBI Atlanta and Atlanta Homeland Security Task Force highlighted the major discovery, citing the fight to dismantle cartel-linked drug trafficking networks that operate within Georgia.
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“Just in North Georgia, and just within the last few months, we have seen massive methamphetamine seizures of drugs smuggled in with cucumbers, or with celery, or with jalapeño peppers, and now, as you will hear, blackberries,” explained U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia Theodore Hertzberg, at a press conference discussing the seizure.
In a separate case, FBI Atlanta also reported intercepting a truck that had more than 3,200 kilograms (around 7,054 pounds) of methamphetamine inside boxes of jalapeños from Mexico.
Anyone with information on these cases is asked to contact FBI Atlanta at tips.fbi.gov, The Georgia Bureau of Investigation West Metro Regional Drug Enforcement Office at (770) 830-1375, or the Hall County Sheriff’s Office.
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* Original Article:
FBI: Nearly 1,600 pounds of meth found hidden in blackberries shipped to Georgia
