Crime & Safety

News Nearby: More Than $2 Million in Meth Seized

About 131.2 pounds of the drugs were found at the James Road home in Lawrenceville, according to the Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office.

More than $2 million in methamphetamine was seized at a home on James Road in Lawrenceville.

Local law enforcement agencies converged May 1 on the home after receiving a tip that drugs were being stored there.

When Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office deputies and Homeland Security Investigations agents arrived, they found two containers filled with what they believed to be methamphetamine. The Gwinnett Metro Task Force also found the drug in liquid form at the home.

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In all, approximately 131.2 pounds of methamphetamine was seized from the home. The drugs have an estimated street value of $2,099,200.

One suspected was arrested on the scene, and another arrested the next day. The investigation is still ongoing.

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Patch has confirmed the identities of the suspects and the address of the home. Jesus Eduardo Cansino-Gonzalez, who is listed as living at the house at 858 James Road, was charged with trafficking in methamphetamine and is being held for immigration. The other suspect is Nahum Enoe Rodriguez of Norcross. Rodriguez was charged with conspiracy to commit a crime.

Officers from the Lilburn, Lawrenceville, Snellville, Duluth and Suwanee Police Departments along with the GCSO make up the Gwinnett Metro Task Force.


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