ATLANTA, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Federal Bureau of Investigation Atlanta Field Office issued the following press release:
COLUMBUS, Ga. - Fernando Brown, also known as "Nino," 33 of Columbus, a repeat offender, was convicted today by a federal jury of distributing methamphetamine, cocaine and marijuana while armed. A total of 30 defendants has now either been convicted at trial or pleaded guilty to drug charges resulting from Operation Sweet Silence, a multi-agency law enforcement effort in and around Columbus as part of Operation Take Back America, the Department of Justice's nationwide effort cracking down on criminal organizations and cartels.
Following a four-day trial, the jury found Brown guilty of conspiring to t...