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Georgia Raid Nets 21 Kilos of Fentanyl as Two Face Federal Charges

The prosecution sits within a Homeland Security Task Force initiative known as Operation Take Back America.

Overview

  • FBI and DEA agents with Clayton County police executed a November 14 search at a Forest Park rental home, seizing roughly 21 kilograms of fentanyl, more than $380,000, and a Glock 19.
  • Rico Deville Buice, 41, of Atlanta, and David Estevan Montillo Diaz, 23, of Coachella, were arrested and charged by criminal complaints with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl.
  • Buice attempted to run from the house and was detained with about $4,000 on him, and agents later found approximately $80,000 more in a designer bag allegedly tied to him.
  • Investigators reported distribution indicators inside the residence, including rubber-banded cash stacks, a money counter, and a food sealer.
  • Both defendants appeared in federal court on November 19 and remain in custody, and the charge carries a mandatory minimum of 10 years and a maximum of life in prison.