A man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for charges related to drug trafficking around Atlanta, said U.S. Attorney Ryan Buchanan.
Genaro Davalos-Pulido and a partner operated two clandestine methamphetamine laboratories in the Atlanta area between March 2019 and October 2021.
According to the release, one of those labs was located in Morrow by DEA special agents after receiving information that Davalos-Pulido, previously convicted for importing meth from Mexico, was bringing supplies to a home there.
Back in 2019, DEA agents saw Davalos-Pulido and his co-conspirator driving two vehicles back and forth from this Morrow residence, loading several buckets, colanders, and plastic pitchers into the house.
They then drove the Saturn hatchback to a restaurant parking lot, and left in another vehicle.
Clayton County police stopped the vehicle and located the supplies in his trunk, including paint buckets filled with liquid methamphetamine and paint.
Davalos-Pulido and his partner fled the area after the seizure.
In 2021, the agents found the pair at a second lab in Norcross.
They executed a search warrant at the residence and found the following:
- Loaded firearm
- Thousands of dollars in cash
- Large .50 caliber rifle
- Three buckets of liquid methamphetamine mixed with paint
- Containers, strainers, acetone, propane tanks, and other materials used for cooking meth
- Small amounts of crystal meth & heroin
- Digital scale
- Money counter
Both were arrested.
After Davados-Pulido serves 20 years in prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute multiple kilograms of meth and illegally possessing a firearm, he is to be supervised for five years after.
“Methamphetamine manufacturers and traffickers like Davalos-Pulido pose a tremendous threat to the safety of our communities,” said U.S. Attorney Ryan Buchanan.
Robert Murphy, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Atlanta Division said the administration will remain vigilant in taking down violent drug dealers.
“Guns, drugs, and violence are unfortunately all too common tools of the drug traffickers operating in our communities,” said Murphy.
This case was investigated by the DEA, GBI, Lawrenceville Police Department, Clayton County Police Department, Georgia State Patrol, and Long Beach Police Department.