Two Men, Woman Charged with Meth Trafficking

Gwinnett County Sheriff’s deputies and Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested two men and a woman Thursday night in an apartment off Boggs Road in Duluth after discovering methamphetamine inside the residence, according to a spokesperson with the Sheriff’s Department.

The two men, Cesar Sierro-Pinneda and Jorge Leon-Polido, were both charged with trafficking methampetamine, and the woman Candelaria Trinidad was charged with trafficking methamphetamine and possession of a weapon during the commission of certain crimes, according to Stacey Bourbonnais, public information officer for the Sheriff’s Department.

The deputies and ICE agents were serving a warrant based on a tip they received, Bourbonnais said. The incident occurred at the Idlewood Apartments located at 1435 Boggs Road, she said.

Upon entry into the apartment, they found four to five gallons of liquid methamphetamine, about 158 grams of crystal methamphetamine and a semi-automatic weapon, Bourbonnais reported.

Gwinnett County’s Hazmat team and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) were notified, and the apartment building was evacuated until it could be deemed safe, she said. 

Various agencies were involved at the scene once the drugs were discovered including the DEA, Gwinnett Police Department’s Narcotics Unit, Hazmat and Gwinnett Fire, Bourbonnais said.