Atlanta woman charged after DEA seizes 200 pounds of meth in raid
Federal agents seized nearly 200 pounds of meth, $56,000 in cash, and drug supplies at a Forest Park home in Georgia's latest major meth trafficking bust.
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Federal agents seized nearly 200 pounds of meth, $56,000 in cash, and drug supplies at a Forest Park home in Georgia's latest major meth trafficking bust.
The FBI says hundreds of kilos of meth were discovered in blueberries pallets that had been shipped from Mexico to North Georgia.
Federal and local investigators say two refrigerated trucks packed with blackberries were actually carrying more than a ton of meth — the latest in a series of large-scale drug smuggling busts uncovered in Georgia this year.
The operation shipped thousands of kilograms of meth from Mexico to a Georgia home in boxes of jalapeños, investigators said.
Undercover DEA agents in Georgia uncovered more than half a ton of meth tied to a violent Mexican cartel.
Health officials say mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus have been found in Grant Park as the CDC reports the earliest and most active start to the virus season in more than 20 years.
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger says a statewide ballot image audit confirmed the results of the June runoff elections and found a 99.9979% accuracy rate, with all identified discrepancies involving hand-marked ballots.
Troopers say a driver fled a traffic stop on Interstate 20, ran through southeast Atlanta, and was taken into custody after a Taser was deployed.
Georgia is investigating third-party groups after voter registration mailings were sent to deceased and ineligible recipients statewide.
Authorities say 62-year-old Albert McKinney is charged with malice murder in the April stabbing death of his roommate. He was arrested Thursday in Jonesboro.