DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Authorities uncovered a metro Atlanta meth operation they say is tied to an ex-mafia member.
Eduard Bobrik, 45 of Alpharetta, is accused of supplying drugs to retail-level drug dealers in Forsyth, DeKalb, Gwinnett and Rockdale counties.
He was arrested last week and is an “excommunicated Russian Mafia member”, according to the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office.
Several agencies worked on the investigation with Drug Enforcement Administration agents for months starting in 2020 and tracked down the drug operation to a 16,000 square foot warehouse in DeKalb County.
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During their search, deputies and agents found out the warehouse was a meat packing factory and they located a methamphetamines lab and pill press in the office area.
The drugs were stored inside refrigerator along with meat and other foods ready to be distributed to legitimate businesses, according to the sheriff’s office.
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“This is a great example of the importance of our relationships with our State and Federal partners,” said Forsyth County Sheriff Ron Freeman, “Drug dealers know no boundaries, and we, likewise, will relentlessly pursue those who endanger our citizens, regardless of where you run to.”
Bobrik is charged with trafficking methamphetamine and has pending federal charges for trafficking methamphetamine and possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. He was booked into the DeKalb County Jail.
Here is a list of what the DEA agents and law enforcement uncovered:
- 11 pounds of methamphetamine
- 400 grams of methamphetamine gummy bears
- Approximately 200 oxycodone pills
- Approximately 100 MDMA pills
- 300 grams of heroin
- 1 vile of ketamine
- 50 grams of marijuana
- $60,000 in cash proceeds
- 7 fully loaded firearms to include 2 rifles
- 1 money counter and multiple cell phones
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