Illegal aliens charged with methamphetamine trafficking and firearm possession

Atlanta - Juan Carlos Solano Lorenzo and Jorge Luis Ramirez Bibiano, both illegal aliens from Mexico, appeared in federal court earlier today on charges related to their alleged distribution of methamphetamine and illegal possession of a loaded pistol.

"Quick work by our law enforcement partners disrupted this drug trafficking enterprise," said U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg. "Agents seized large quantities of drugs, a firearm, and subsequently arrested the two defendants who are in our country illegally and will face justice here."

"As part of the DEA's Fentanyl-Free America initiative, DEA and our state and local partners are united in sending a clear message: trafficking dangerous drugs and carrying firearms will not be tolerated," said Jae W. Chung, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Atlanta Field Division. "These arrests demonstrate our continued commitment to dismantling drug trafficking organizations and preventing the violence they bring into our communities."

According to U.S. Attorney Hertzberg, the charges, and other information presented in court: DEA agents learned that Solano Lorenzo and Ramirez Bibiano were allegedly distributing kilogram quantities of methamphetamine in the metro-Atlanta area and operating their drug trafficking enterprise out of an apartment near Piedmont Park.

On January 21, 2026, agents executed a federal search warrant at the apartment and located approximately 44 kilograms of methamphetamine, 22 "M30" pills suspected to contain fentanyl, and a loaded firearm that was next to Ramirez Bibiano's wallet. The investigation further revealed that both Solano Lorenzo and Ramirez Bibiano are citizens of Mexico and illegally present in the United States.

Earlier today, Juan Carlos Solano Lorenzo, 30, of Guerrero, Mexico, appeared before Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge Russell G. Vineyard on a criminal complaint that charged him with possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine.

Jorge Luis Ramirez Bibiano, 28, of Guerrero, Mexico, appeared before Magistrate Judge Vineyard on a criminal complaint that charged him with possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm by an illegal alien.

Both defendants have been remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service pending further proceedings.

Members of the public are reminded that the criminal complaint only contains charges. The defendants are presumed innocent of the charges, and it will be the government's burden to prove the defendants' guilt beyond a reasonable doubt at trial.

This case is being investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration with valuable assistance provided by the Marietta-Cobb-Smyrna Organized Crime Task Force Narcotics Unit, the Georgia State Patrol, the Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office, and the Atlanta Police Department.

Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Amy Schwarzl is prosecuting the case.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations, and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.

The U.S. Attorney's Office in Atlanta recommends parents and children learn about the dangers of drugs at the following web site: https://www.justthinktwice.gov.

For further information please contact the U.S. Attorney's Public Affairs Office at [email protected] or (404) 581-6016. The Internet address for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia is http://www.justice.gov/usao-ndga.