Large meth lab, ‘cartel’ operation found in Marietta during traffic stop [Video]

MARIETTA, Ga. – A routine traffic stop by the Georgia State Patrol on Oct. 1 led to the discovery of a large methamphetamine conversion lab in a residential neighborhood in Marietta near multiple elementary schools. The discovery was made by DEA Atlanta special agents and task force officers following the traffic stop.

Authorities arrested three individuals in connection with the lab on Pair Road, and seized approximately 500 kilograms of methamphetamine. The suspects who were found with Guatemalan passports are believed to be undocumented immigrants.

During a press conference on Wednesday, Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Robert Murphy would only name two of the three suspects: Raul Morales and Anthony Alfredo Najaro Revolorio. “They were here solely to produce methamphetamine for distribution not only in the Atlanta area but up and down the coast of the U.S.,” he said.

Murphy pointed out the significance of the nationalities involved, saying, “This is interesting to …