| ‘Operation Spider Web’ | Dated 26Jan11 | Late January 2011, Atlanta Georgia area; law enforcement officials indicted approximately 15 people with purported ties to organized criminal activity in Cobb County, Georgia. Additional arrests also resulted; some were based on immigration violations. This effort involved raids conducted against two suspected front businesses, 'Alex Tires and Rims' in Marietta and 'Emmy Tires' in Griffin, Georgia. Other techniques revealed were hiding drugs inside of tires. Items seized: 22 guns, kilograms of cocaine and methamphetamine, several vehicles, "a meth lab, over $30,000 in cash". "Those seizures supplement the approximately $1 million, 75 kilograms of cocaine, over 11 pounds of methamphetamine, 16 firearms, and two grenade hulls already seized in the investigation." While the article did not note specific ties to Mexican drug cartels, the modus operandi, type of fronts, location and discovered material appear to fit that profile. |
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