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Police: 7 kilos of cocaine, counterfeit cash connected to metro Atlanta homicide

Police say a recent homicide is drug related.

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Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

Police say a recent homicide is drug related.
By Ellen Eldridge
Oct 8, 2017

Chamblee police recovered 7 kilos of cocaine and $230,000 in counterfeit hundred dollar bills at the scene of a homicide Saturday night.

One person was killed and another was in critical condition after being hit in the chest during the double shooting, Capt. Ernesto Ford said.

MORE: DeKalb doctor, friend die from cocaine laced with fentanyl

The drug-related homicide happened at the Sierra Village Apartments, Ford said.

Investigators have not released the victims’ names pending notification of next of kin.

Anyone with any information regarding this incident is asked to call 770-986-5005.

The case is ongoing.

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