Genaro Davalos-Pulido is previously convicted of drug offenses. He received a 20-year prison sentence for his role in operating methamphetamine labs and possessing a firearm in connection with drug trafficking, according to an announcement from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia.
The 31-year-old from Atlanta was involved in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine between March 2019 and October 2021, with law enforcement uncovering two labs where the illegal activities took place, in Morrow and Norcross, Georgia, during this time DEA special agents intercepted over 156 kilograms of liquid methamphetamine disguised as paint and in a second instance, law enforcement recovered a firearm and small quantities of other drugs, cash, and drug paraphernalia following an arrest in October 2021. U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan described the sentencing as a result of "relentless investigative efforts" by law enforcement agencies and underscored the threat posed to communities by methamphetamine traffickers like Davalos-Pulido, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
DEA Special Agent in Charge of the Atlanta Division, Robert J. Murphy, emphasized the connection between guns, drugs, and violence in drug trafficking and lauded the collaborative effort of federal, state, and local partners in apprehending Davalos-Pulido, "Today’s announcement demonstrates DEA’s emphatic commitment to attacking the violent drug dealers responsible for the devastation," his words echoed in the press release.
The case against Davalos-Pulido was part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation, a program aimed at dismantling high-level criminal organizations posing a threat to the United States, prosecutors Bethany L. Rupert and Thomas M. Forsyth, III led the prosecution, contributing to OCDETF's long-standing mission to bring such offenders to justice using an intelligence-driven, prosecutor-led multi-agency approach, a reminder that collaboration is key in the fight against organized crime.
