ATLANTA — A Georgia man pleaded guilty to possessing with intent to distribute nearly 1,000 pounds of methamphetamine earlier this week.
In July of 2024, DEA special agents received information about a local methamphetamine trafficker with multiple kilograms of methamphetamine for sale.
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Their investigation led them to a parking lot in Clayton County, where they met with 54-year-old Gilberto Contreras.
Officials stopped Contreras’s vehicle a short time later and located a black trash bag containing approximately 44 pounds of methamphetamine.
After he was stopped, their investigation led them to Contreras home, specifically his backyard, where they found 915 pounds of methamphetamine and $40,000 in cash.
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“Contreras distributed massive quantities of dangerous drugs that posed a significant threat to the health and safety of our communities,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Richard S. Moultrie, Jr. “Our office is grateful for the diligent work of our federal and local law enforcement partners who work tirelessly to remove these poisons from our streets and to hold accountable those who peddle them.”
Contreras is scheduled to be sentenced on May 13, 2025, at 2 p.m. before U.S. District Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr.
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