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GBI: 125,000 lethal doses of fentanyl seized in drug bust

In partnership with the Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office, ATF Atlanta, and HSI, the GBI Gang Task Force was able to conduct this major drug bust.

Credit: Courtesy: Georgia Bureau of Investigation

Credit: Courtesy: Georgia Bureau of Investigation

In partnership with the Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office, ATF Atlanta, and HSI, the GBI Gang Task Force was able to conduct this major drug bust.
By Jillian Price
March 30, 2022

Local, state and federal police seized 65 kilos of meth, 1 kilo of heroin, and a quarter-kilo of fentanyl in Gwinnett County.

After receiving several tips about gang activity, the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office, ATF Atlanta, Homeland Security Investigations and the Georgia Bureau of Investigations worked together to make the seizure announced Tuesday. More information, including the number of arrests, was not immediately available.

The GBI Gang Task Force said the fentanyl represents 125,000 lethal doses. Pictures posted to the GBI Facebook page showed what amounts to millions of doses of drugs, the agency said in a Tuesday email. Fentanyl related deaths in Georgia have risen dramatically since the pandemic started. In Gwinnett, and other metro Atlanta counties, these deaths doubled or tripled, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has reported.

The task force also found handguns along with “AR/M4 type” rifles, the email added.

About the Author

Jillian Price covers local news for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She is a graduate of Baylor University and the University of Texas at Austin. She joined the AJC in 2022 and mainly covers Gwinnett County cities.

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