Drug Trafficking

Federal and state authorities indicted Gerardo Solorio‑Alvarado, 44, and arrested him and alleged accomplice Nelson Enrique Sorto, 36, after seizing roughly 1,585 pounds of methamphetamine hidden in blackberry pallets tied to box trucks in Gainesville and southeast Atlanta. The stakeout began Nov. 20 at a Fulton County cold‑storage site; a K‑9 alert led to 661 lbs in one truck and a later search found 924 lbs in another, with a Wednesday news conference confirming the 'tens of millions' value and prior drug convictions for both men.