ATLANTA, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Federal Bureau of Investigation Atlanta Field Office issued the following press release:

GAINESVILLE-Pedro Guadarrama Loza, a convicted felon and previously deported illegal alien from Mexico, faces federal drug trafficking and immigration charges after the seizure of more than 275 pounds of methamphetamine shipped from Mexico.

"This illegal alien, convicted felon, and drug dealer allegedly attempted to coordinate the trafficking of a massive amount of methamphetamine in North Georgia," said U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg. "Due to the skilled coordination of our law enforcement partners, a load of deadly drugs concealed in industrial powder was seized, and Loza now faces serious ch...