Genaro Davalos-Pulido has been sentenced for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and for illegally possessing a firearm in connection with drug trafficking. U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan stated, "Methamphetamine manufacturers and traffickers like Davalos-Pulido pose a tremendous threat to the safety of our communities." He credited the efforts of federal, state, and local law enforcement partners for bringing Davalos-Pulido to justice.
Robert J. Murphy, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Atlanta Division, emphasized the commitment to tackling violent drug dealers: "Guns, drugs, and violence are unfortunately all too common tools of the drug traffickers operating in our communities."
Court records reveal that between March 2019 and October 2021, Davalos-Pulido operated two clandestine methamphetamine labs in the Atlanta area with a co-conspirator. The first lab was discovered by DEA agents in Morrow, Georgia after receiving information about suspicious activities linked to meth conversion supplies.
On April 23, 2019, DEA agents observed Davalos-Pulido transporting buckets containing liquid methamphetamine mixed with paint from a Morrow residence. The police seized over 156 kilograms of this mixture after stopping a vehicle connected to him.
In October 2021, authorities found Davalos-Pulido at another meth lab in Norcross, Georgia. Following his arrest on October 21, 2021, agents executed a search warrant recovering firearms and various materials used for meth production at the site.
Davalos-Pulido received a sentence of 20 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release from U.S. District Judge Eleanor L. Ross after pleading guilty on June 26, 2024.
The case was investigated by several agencies including the Drug Enforcement Administration and other local law enforcement departments. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Bethany L. Rupert and Thomas M. Forsyth III prosecuted the case as part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation aimed at dismantling high-level criminal organizations.
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