A Georgia State Patrol traffic stop in Conyers led authorities to approximately 440 pounds of methamphetamine in a van, federal prosecutors said.
Prosecutors said Gerardo Miranda Mendoza, 57, of Morelia, Mexico, drove the van to a Stonecrest store parking lot on Nov. 7 and met another man. That man allegedly drove the van to a Conyers warehouse, loaded trash bags and returned to the lot. Mendoza then drove away and was stopped for a traffic violation.
Mendoza is charged with conspiracy to possess methamphetamine with intent to distribute and illegal reentry after removal. Prosecutors said he was in the country illegally after two deportations following separate drug convictions.
U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg said Mendoza allegedly returned illegally and attempted to traffic methamphetamine. Hertzberg said Mendoza faces possible life imprisonment.
Marcus Jones
News Now Georgia
