Pound of meth seized; 4 arrested
DALTON, Ga. – Four men have been arrested after a bust netted more than a pound of methamphetamine, authorities say.
Ivan E. Gallegos-Vega, 22, and Javier Sanchez, 24, both of Mableton, Ga., Rigoberto Carreno, 20, of Cartersville, Ga., Guadalupe Villalobos, 27, of Marietta, Ga., and Jof Mableton, no age available, all are charged with trafficking methamphetamine, possession of meth with intent to distribute, and possession of meth, according to a news release from the Dalton Police Department.
They were arrested Oct. 5 after authorities seized about 1.02 pounds of meth during a bust, the release said.
The arrests came after a long-term joint investigation of drug trafficking between Atlanta and Dalton by Dalton police, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Tunnel Hill Police Department.
Man sentenced in reptiles case
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A Scottsboro, Ala., man has been sentenced for the illegal possession, transportation and sale of protected reptiles.