1,600 kilograms of meth hidden as fruits were taken from the Atlanta area

An illegal immigrant from Mexico, who had served nearly two decades in a federal prison, was charged Tuesday after he allegedly conspired to move Atlanta to the location of nearly 1,600 pounds of the recreational drug in a BlackBerry shipment.

Gerardo Solorio-Alvarado, 44, of Mexico, is charged with conspiracy and conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.

He previously served 17 years in prison after being convicted of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm during a drug crime.

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Authorities announced that Banths on Wednesday in Georgia, showing a large amount of methamphetamine. (@Fbiatlanta via x)

His suspect, Nelson Enrique Sorno, 36, of Atlanta, is charged with distribution of methamphetamine. He is currently serving a 2024 conviction for felony possession of methamphetamine.

While occupying a cold storage facility in Fulton County on November 20, Federal Agents and Hall County Sheriff’s trucks located three box trucks parked outside.

They followed one of the trucks to a Tainesville gas station and watched as Bolorio-Alvarado took the driver and left the truck in a box left at the gas station, according to officials.

It is said that these drugs are said to be found in apartments in a box that delivers berries, according to officials. (@Fbiatlanta via x)

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After a K9 sniffed out narcotics, agents searched the truck and recovered approximately 661 pounds of methamphetamine hidden between pallets of berries.

Solorio-Alvarado was later arrested while trying to escape through the back of his Teinesville home, according to authorities. Inside the house, deputies found the keys to the abandoned truck.

At the same time, another group of Agents followed a second box truck as it traveled in tandem with an SUV, allegedly driven by Sorno, at a home in southeast Atlanta.

The two men were previously arrested and convicted on drug-related charges, according to authorities. (@Fbiatlanta via x)

CBP Agents seize 1 meth

Shortly after midnight, SORTO was left in an SUV with two passengers and Georgia State Troopers stopped them, finding two handguns and several containers of ammunition in the SUV, officials said.

During the next search of a box parked outside the Home of Atlanta, Georgia Bureau of Investigation Agent, helped 924 kilograms of methamphetamine hidden in pallets of berries.

Combined, these two seizures amounted to 1,585 kilograms of methamphetamine.

Authorities said the large amount of meth was worth tens of millions of dollars. (@Fbiatlanta via x)

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During a press conference on Wednesday, US Attorney Tertzberg said that these two attacks were 1,585 kilograms of methamphetamine, worth tens of millions of dollars.

“Solorio-Alvarado was convicted in court of drug trafficking and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, and served nearly two decades in prison for those convictions.” “We’ve seen Cartels operate this way before… We’ve seen large drug busts of methamphetamine that were found in cucumbers, celery or jalapeños. And now…

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Both men remain in federal custody, but will be extradited to the US prison system.

After appearing in federal court, Hertzberg said his office will move to hold them without bail until their charges are resolved.

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Solorio-Alvarado faces up to 15 years in prison because of his criminal history, and Sorno faces up to 10 years in prison. Maximum sentences are life in prison without parole.

The prosecutor and Part of the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) established by President Donald Trump’s Jan. The Executive Order “protects the American people against.”