Rome-floyd Metro Task Force assists in crackdown on mailed drugs and firearms

The Rome-floyd Metro Task Force assisted the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia in a multiagency parcel interdiction operation that resulted in the seizure of illegal drugs and firearms shipped through the district.

“We are relentless in our efforts to identify, disrupt, and prosecute those who use the U.S. Mail to traffic illegal drugs and firearms,” said U.S. Attorney Ryan K.

Buchanan. “Our continued collaboration with federal, state, and local law enforcement partners is a priority crucial to curtailing the illegal flow of drugs and weapons into our communities. Those contemplating illegal shipments of such contraband should be aware of the serious consequences of committing this crime.”

During a two-week period in March, a team of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies conducted an operation targeting suspicious parcels in the mail stream.

“The U.S. Postal Inspection Service seeks to identify, disrupt, and dismantle drug trafficking organizations that attempt to illegally utilize the mail system,” said Tommy D. Coke, inspector in charge of the Atlanta Division. “I commend the hard work and countless hours put forth by all of our law enforcement partners to coordinate resources to combat illicit drug activity.”

This coordinated effort, by the U.S. Attorney’s Office and multiple district attorneys’ offices, federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, resulted in the seizures of fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, psilocybin (mushrooms), oxycodone, Xanax, steroids, marijuana, numerous firearms and large amounts of currency suspected of being related to narcotics trafficking.

To date, the operation has resulted in the arrests of four individuals for drug trafficking offenses.