DKPD drug busts continue, nearly 23 pounds of meth seized, 2 arrested Oct. 2

DEKALB COUNTY, GA— The DeKalb County Police Department DKPD) helped take almost 23 pounds of methamphetamine off the streets and put two suspects behind bars on Oct. 2. The operation follows raids conducted in DeKalb on Oct. 1.  

The Oct. 2 drug bust occurred around 3:30 p.m., DKPD and the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office conducted a joint operation in the 3400 block of Pleasant Brook Village Lane. Investigators arrested Jacob Smith,20 without incident. 

A second suspect, Javier Magallanes, 22, sped away. After a brief pursuit, however, DeKalb County investigators disabled his vehicle and arrested him. 

Investigators seized a large amount of money and 22.99 pounds of meth in the takedown. The suspects face charges of trafficking methamphetamine.

“DeKalb County Police would like to thank the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office for their teamwork in removing a large amount of this dangerous drug from our communities,” DKPD stated in a news release. 

On Oct. 1, DKPD conducted a nine-hour operation that led to the arrests of two suspects and the seizure of multiple weapons, drugs and cash during coordinated raids on three homes on Oct. 1.

DeKalb County S.W.A.T., K9 and aerial support executed search warrants at the following locations:

• 1700 block of Mountain Industrial Boulevard
• 400 block of Chartley Trail
• 1700 block of Stoney Creek

Inside, investigators found ecstasy, cocaine, fentanyl, meth, marijuana, two rifles, three handguns and thousands of dollars in cash.

Police arrested Alexis Terrell, 42, and Matthew Diggs, 32, on multiple charges.