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DEA’s 8-month drug cartel investigation nets 20 more arrests in Atlanta

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration said it has seized more than 114 kilos of meth and 25 gallons of liquid meth since August.
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration said it has seized more than 114 kilos of meth and 25 gallons of liquid meth since August.
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Feb 28, 2019

Nearly two dozen people were arrested Thursday in Atlanta during an eight-month investigation by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration into the alleged trafficking of methamphetamine.

The DEA said it took 20 people into custody and seized four kilograms of meth, several firearms and about $125,000 in cash.

Channel 2 Action News reported the arrests come after a series of raids in Clayton and Fulton counties Thursday morning.

Authorities said several guns were seized when 20 people were arrested in Atlanta for allegedly trafficking methamphetamine.

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Officials told Channel 2 the arrests were part of an investigation into Sinaloa cartel operations in Atlanta. The Sinaloa cartel is notorious for ties to high-profile drug trafficker Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman.

MORE: 4 members of Sinaloa drug cartel sentenced to prison in narcotics bust

Since August, investigators have arrested 40 people in connection to the cartel operations, Channel 2 reported. Authorities said they’ve seized more than 114 kilograms of meth, 25 gallons of liquid meth, dozens of guns, nearly $250,000 in cash and 12,000 fentanyl pills.

RELATED: How heroin moves from Mexico's drug cartels to U.S. street corners

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Asia Simone Burns is a watchdog reporter for the AJC. Burns was formerly an intern in AJC’s newsroom and now writes about crime. She is a graduate of Samford University and has previously reported for NPR and WABE, Atlanta’s NPR member station.

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