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GA man found guilty of trafficking crystal meth
A Georgia man has been found guilty for trafficking methamphetamine.
On July 14, 2020, the Douglasville Police Department conducted an undercover investigation after receiving information from a confidential informant.
The informant, with cooperation from police, planned to buy three kilograms of crystal methamphetamine from Erik Hernandez at a Lithia Springs hotel.
Surveillance units watched Hernandez arrive in a Honda Odyssey and get out wearing a gray backpack, which later was found to contain just under 3 kilograms of crystal meth.
Two cellphones and more than $2,000 in cash were seized when he was arrested.
Hernandez was found guilty of trafficking methamphetamine on May 22, 2025. He is scheduled to be sentenced on June 9.
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