Overview

• DEA agents seized 2,585 pounds of methamphetamine hidden in a celery shipment at Atlanta State Farmers Market.
• The bust is the largest meth seizure in the history of DEA Atlanta and the third-largest nationwide this year.
• The drugs, valued at over $3 million wholesale, were concealed in a truck coming from Mexico.
• The arrested driver, Jesus Martinez Martinez, faces charges of meth trafficking.
• Authorities emphasize the risk of food contamination and vow to combat drug smuggling using agricultural products.