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Men arrested in 'significant' DeKalb County drug bust

Federal and DeKalb County authorities busted a fully functional drug lab across from an elementary school, uncovering $13 million worth of heroin, cocaine and meth, and nearly $150,000 in cash. The DEA Atlanta Office, the DeKalb Police Department and the DeKalb District Attorney's Office announced the "significant" discovery at a press conference Tuesday. The conference began at 10:30 a.m. at the Richard B. Russell Federal Building. “I’m especially disturbed that this meth lab was operating directly across the street from a school,” DeKalb County District Attorney Robert James said. “There’s no telling how the hundreds of students there could have been impacted by the proximity of such dangerous drugs to a school. We do this to make sure that the type of terrible drugs found at this house don’t destroy families and people’s lives. Our partnership with the DEA and with DeKalb County Police only scratches the surface of our fight to remove these drugs from our community.” During the raid on September 26, authorities arrested 23-year-old Pedro Suarez-Rangel and 28-year-old Juan Perez-Garcia, who they say were purchasing materials for the purpose of cooking methamphetamine at a residence in Stone Mountain. Garcia and Rangel, who are described as Mexican Nationals, are charged with trafficking methamphetamine, trafficking cocaine, trafficking heroin and manufacturing, distributing or possessing a controlled substance within a school zone. Authorities seized 13.5 pounds of crystal methamphetamine (ICE), 300 pounds of liquid methamphetamine, 20 pounds of finished crystal methamphetamine (ICE) and a quantity of heroin and cocaine from the home. Based on the amount of items seized, authorities determined that the laboratory was capable of producing 500 plus pounds of methamphetamine, and that it had been in operation for some time. Authorities say the men were operating the meth lab inside the home, which is located directly across the street from Pine Ridge Elementary with a high school and middle school nearby.