Over 2,300 Pounds Of Meth Discovered In Celery At Georgia Farmer’s Market

Over 2,300 pounds of methamphetamines were discovered in a truck at a farmers market outside of Atlanta, Georgia.

DEA Agents announced it confiscated over 2,300 pounds of meth after it tracked a suspicious semitrailer coming across the Mexico border.

Agents tracked the truck all the way to Georgia and pulled the truck over once it stopped at the farmer’s market.

DEA Special Agent in Charge Robert Murphy shared, teh drugs were “contained in a cover load of celery,”

Agents seize nearly 3,000 pounds of meth hidden in celery at Georgia farmers market #Georgia #Drugpossession #DrugEnforcementAdministrationhttps://t.co/NpEth72jeB

— Arleen Smith (@arleensmith57) August 14, 2024

Here’s what NBC News reported:

Celery was used to conceal more than 2,300 pounds of methamphetamines that federal agents discovered in a truck at a farmers market outside Atlanta, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration said.

In what the DEA called one of the largest seizures of its kind, agents confiscated the drugs being delivered to the Atlanta State Farmers Market in Forest Park, authorities said at a Monday news conference, WAGA-TV reported.
The agency had learned about a semitrailer coming across the Mexican border, and agents tracked the drugs to the farmers market, said DEA Special Agent in Charge Robert Murphy. The drugs were found inside the truck, he said

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“This was contained in a cover load of celery,” Murphy said. “It was hiding in the celery. Obviously, we threw away the celery. That didn’t make it to the store.”

Celery was used to conceal more than 2,300 pounds of methamphetamines that federal agents discovered in a truck at a farmers market outside Atlanta, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration said. https://t.co/uxCD296Mo5

— News 4 Buffalo (@news4buffalo) August 14, 2024

Per KTLA:

Celery was used to conceal more than 2,300 pounds (1,043 kilograms) of methamphetamines that federal agents discovered in a truck at a farmers market outside Atlanta, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration said.

In what the DEA called one of the largest seizures of its kind, agents confiscated the drugs being delivered to the Atlanta State Farmers Market in Forest Park, authorities said at a Monday news conference, WAGA-TV reported.

The agency had learned about a semitrailer coming across the Mexican border and agents tracked the drugs to the farmers market, said DEA Special Agent in Charge Robert Murphy. The drugs were found inside the truck, he said.

“This was contained in a cover load of celery,” Murphy said. “It was hiding in the celery. Obviously, we threw away the celery. That didn’t make it to the store.”