A man accused of running at least two meth labs in metro Atlanta has been convicted and will soon be sentenced to federal prison.
Ramiro Contreras-Sandoval, 41, was convicted by a jury of distributing nearly 300 pounds of liquid methamphetamine and possessing firearms.
The U.S. Department of Justice adds that Contreras-Sandoval, originally from Michoacan, Mexico, was in the United States illegally.
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Prosecutors say Contreras-Sandoval and another man ran two meth conversion labs out of homes in the metro Atlanta area, one of which was in Norcross, from March 2019 and October 2021.
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In 2019, officers found nearly 300 pounds of meth mixture in paint buckets in a truck connected to Contreras-Sandoval.
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In 2021, Drug Enforcement Administration agents found the Norcross lab and seized guns and $96,000 in cash.
Earlier this week, Contreras-Sandoval was convicted of all the charges against him.
A sentencing date has not yet been set.
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