350 Pounds Of Meth Seized In Gwinnett County

Federal authorities say a methamphetamine bust in Gwinnett County is the largest seizure of its kind in the eastern United States.

Channel 2 Action News reporter Manuel Bojorquez was in Gwinnett County when details of the operation were released Wednesday.

DEA agents said 350 pounds of meth and 1 kilo of cocaine were seized from two homes in Duluth.

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“This is the largest seizure of methamphetamine by law enforcement east of the Mississippi,” said Rodney Benson with the Drug Enforcement Administration. “The approximate wholesale value is $6 million. If you broke this down to the retail street distribution level, we’re talking a value of tens of millions of dollars.”

Officials have arrested four men in connection with the bust. Police said it appeared the men were part of a Mexican drug trafficking ring that was using Atlanta as a hub.

MANUEL BOJORQUEZ: 350 Pounds Of Meth Seized In Gwinnett County

Police said most of the drugs were found in the walls of a home on Cambridge Park Drive and a home on Buckingham Place Sunday and Monday.

Agents said they believe the homes were used as “stash houses” -- which is when drug traffickers use homes in quiet, middle class neighborhoods to hide them.

The home on Buckingham Place is only a couple doors down from a home that was the scene of a shoot out on Monday, in which one man was killed. Officials said they do not believe the two incidents are related.