DEA Seizes Nearly 3,000 Pounds of Crystal Meth at Georgia Farmers Market

Special agents assigned to the DEA Atlanta Division made a record-breaking seizure on August 8 when they seized more than a ton of crystal methamphetamine during a law enforcement operation at the Atlanta State Farmer’s Market in Forest Park, Georgia.

The official weight of the crystal meth was 2,585 pounds.

Officers arrested the driver of the truck, Jesus Martinez Martinez, after discovering more than 2,000 pounds of meth hidden among boxes of celery in the back of the truck.

“This is a significant and incredible amount of drugs to be shipped at one time and to a destination so far from the border,” said Robert J. Murphy, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Atlanta Division. “It also shows the confidence of the cartel behind this.”

The wholesale value of this seizure is approximately $3.2 million.

This investigation is still ongoing.

The DEA’s highest operational priority is to defeat the Sinaloa and Jalisco cartels – the two drug cartels responsible for the vast majority of the fentanyl and methamphetamine that kill Americans. The DEA encourages parents, along with their children, to educate themselves about the dangers of legal and illegal drugs by visiting the DEA’s interactive websites at www.JustThinkTwice.com, www.GetSmartAboutDrugs.com, www.CampusDrugPrevention.gov and www.dea.gov.

Via: https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2024/08/13/dea-atlanta-seizes-nearly-3000-pounds-crystal-meth