(CNN) - Arrested believed to be members of the La Familia Michoacana cartel, based in the state of Michoacan, in southwestern Mexico. Authorities seized 46 pounds of methamphetamine, a clandestine methamphetamine laboratory, nearly 95 pounds (43 kilograms) of cocaine, 4,120 pounds of marijuana, 20 firearms and $2.349 million.
The Atlanta distribution group supplied Florida, Alabama, Indiana, Illinois and North Carolina, the DEA said.
The investigation, called Operation Choke Hold, started in May 2009. |