Dea in Atlanta using a new federal drug seizure laboratory in the fight against Cartel

Atlanta, Georgia. – DEA in Atlanta has a new tool in its battle against one of the most famous carters in Mexico.

Dea Atlanta Field opened a new laboratory in May to treat everyone Federal drug attacks In Georgia. The main Dea agent in Atlanta said the laboratory makes agents already more efficient as they follow the new generation “Cartel Jalisco New Generation (CJng).

In the past, the Anti -Atlanta drug company connected to the chemicals of laboratories in other cities to test the drugs, a process that took a few days to complete. Now that the laboratory has become at home, the agency can test the drug within minutes.

“It may take one or two days for someone to come out,” said Chad Shumpeli, the chemist of the forensic medical medicine in Dia. “We are able to respond immediately and help.”

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Since federal public prosecutors determine the charges based on what the drug is and the amount on which the worker seizes, the chemists of the drug control management who test and weigh the drugs play a vital role in this process.

In September, Democrats in Atlanta He seized more than 1,000 methela pounds in a process targeting CJng. After the bust, the agents sent drugs to the laboratory for the test.

“We will take a statistical sample to give a general percentage of the population who will contain the material,” said Shompeli.

The agents arrested five illegal immigrants who said that they were distributing the metoor in black garbage bags. Robert Murphy, the private agent responsible for the Dia Atlanta Field department, said all the suspects were Mexican citizens with relations with CJng.

“More than 700 pounds of this were in an apartment with two children under the age of ten there,” Murphy said. “They do it by design. Cartitals want to mix.”

Murphy estimated that the value of the street for methyl is not less than $ 4 million. He said that the suspects were also responsible for restoring this money to the cartel.

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Murphy said: “They are their favorite drugs.

CJng has risen to power Since the arrest of many high -ranking members of the Sinwa Cartel competition.

In 2023, Ibn Xabu, Ov -Joseman Lopez, was arrested in Mexico. Next year, Ismail “Mayo” Zambada and Joakin Joseman Lopez, another son of El Chapo, were arrested in El Paso, Texas.

Murphy said: “All war and fighting occurred in Mexico – it relates to one thing. Everyone who controls the gate, and access to the United States indicates in the war in the end,” Murphy said. “CJng has risen to power, and we want to make sure our efforts focus on making sure that it does not become very strong.”

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The process is part of the country’s Dea efforts to repress CJng.

On Monday, the Anti -Narcotics Administration agents stopped more than 175 lbs of cocaine associated with carmel from crossing the southern border to the United States. The next day, Houston agents seized more than 28 cocaine and $ 470,000 from suspected CJng members.

“Everything matters,” said Brian Lyodo, deputy private agent in the Dia Houston department.