Feds break up cocaine ring; 28 arrested


By Bill Rankin, Atlanta Journal, Constitution, October 14, 2005

A major Mexican drug ring that hid cocaine inside car-carrying semis and concealed cash inside trailers hauling pork shoulders has been dismantled with the seizure of almost 600 kilograms (1,320 pounds) of cocaine and $8 million, federal authorities said Thursday...

The network, which operated primarily out of Gwinnett County, is accused of importing more than 100 kilograms of cocaine a week into Atlanta and distributing it to Florida, the Midwest and all up the East Coast. During arrests and searches on Wednesday, 310 kilograms of cocaine were seized at a home in Lawrenceville. A crystal methamphetamine lab was found at another house in Lilburn.

Of the 33 suspects charged by federal authorities, 28 have been arrested.... state and local law enforcement officers assisted in the recent arrests and search warrants, served on 16 metro locations including 13 in Gwinnett County....

All told, 592 kilograms of cocaine, with an estimated street value of about $12 million, and more than 40 pounds of methamphetamine were seized by authorities....

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