跨州贩毒网络头目在亚特兰大被定罪：吉他音箱藏毒全国分销、面临至少20年监禁
美国司法部佐治亚北区联邦检察官办公室11月5日宣布，在佐治亚州富尔顿县的亚特兰大市，一个联邦陪审团裁定跨州贩毒网络头目 Roderick Battle 多项贩毒、洗钱与涉枪罪名成立。Battle 现年49岁、住在亚特兰大，是这一全国性贩毒组织的首脑。
联邦检察官 Theodore S. Hertzberg 表示：「Battle 此前已有贩毒定罪记录，却仍不知收敛，经营着一个多产的贩毒网络，向全国各地供应大量芬太尼、冰毒和其他毒品。本次定罪再次表明，我办公室与国土安全特别工作组的联邦及州执法伙伴坚定致力于保护公众，免受那些用致命毒品毒害我们社区的人的侵害。」
联邦调查局（FBI）亚特兰大分局主管特别探员 Marlo Graham 说，Battle 领导了一个复杂的跨州贩毒组织，让全国各地社区充斥芬太尼、冰毒等危险毒品；缉毒局（DEA）亚特兰大外勤部代理主管特别探员 Michael J. Connolly 表示，此案靠联邦、州与地方多家机构协作才得以侦破。
根据庭审中出示的信息，至少在2021年1月至2024年12月期间，Battle 与同伙把毒品和毒资藏在吉他音箱里，用一个属于某体育纪念品公司的被盗 FedEx 账户在全国发货；他们还把毒品藏在拖车拖运的车辆底部运输。
2023年5月6日，宾夕法尼亚州州警截获了一个从 Battle 位于亚特兰大东南部的住所寄出的包裹，内有6公斤可卡因。四天后，联邦与州执法人员搜查其住所，缴获大量已分装待售的毒品，包括芬太尼、冰毒、可卡因和海洛因，还在其床下发现两支枪和约7.6万美元现金。Battle 当天即被捕；在候审被美国法警局羁押期间，他仍用一部违禁手机继续指挥毒品分销。
11月3日，联邦陪审团裁定 Battle 犯有共谋及持有芬太尼、冰毒、可卡因和海洛因意图分销，以及洗钱和涉枪等罪名。量刑听证定于2027年3月2日在联邦地区法官 J.P. Boulee 面前举行。Battle 面临强制性最低20年监禁；法官量刑时将参考仅供参考、不具约束力的《美国量刑指南》。
此案由联邦调查局、缉毒局与宾夕法尼亚州州警侦办，佐治亚州州警提供协助，佐治亚北区联邦检察官办公室助理检察官 Dwayne A. Brown Jr.、Brock Brockington、John DeGenova 与 Patrick Cespedes 负责起诉。此案是依据第14159号行政令设立的国土安全特别工作组行动的一部分。
（来源：美国司法部佐治亚北区联邦检察官办公室）
Leader of Multi-State Drug Trafficking Network Convicted in Atlanta: Drugs Hidden in Guitar Amplifiers, Faces at Least 20 Years in Prison
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia announced on November 5 that a federal jury in Atlanta, in Fulton County, Georgia, convicted Roderick Battle, the leader of a nationwide drug trafficking organization, of multiple drug trafficking, money laundering, and firearms-related charges. Battle, 49, of Atlanta, led the multi-state network.
"Despite a prior conviction for trafficking narcotics, Battle was undeterred, operating a prolific drug trafficking network that supplied large quantities of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and other narcotics throughout the country," said U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg. "This conviction reaffirms the steadfast dedication of my office and our federal and state law enforcement partners in the Homeland Security Task Force to protect the public from individuals who poison our communities with deadly drugs."
Marlo Graham, Special Agent in Charge of FBI Atlanta, said Battle led a sophisticated, multi-state drug trafficking operation that flooded communities across the country with dangerous narcotics, including fentanyl and methamphetamine. Michael J. Connolly, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Atlanta Field Division, said cases of this magnitude are not solved by one agency alone.
According to information presented in court, between at least January 2021 and December 2024, Battle and his conspirators concealed drugs and drug proceeds in guitar amplifiers and transported the drugs nationwide using a stolen FedEx account that belonged to a sports memorabilia company. They also transported drugs hidden beneath vehicles on tow trucks.
On May 6, 2023, the Pennsylvania State Police intercepted a package that contained six kilograms of cocaine shipped from Battle's residence in southeast Atlanta. Four days later, federal and state law enforcement executed a search warrant at Battle's home and seized large quantities of narcotics, including fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin, all packaged for distribution. Agents also located two firearms under Battle's bed and approximately $76,000 in cash.
Federal agents arrested Battle that day. While detained in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service pending trial, he continued to facilitate the distribution of narcotics using a contraband cellular telephone.
On November 3, 2026, a federal jury convicted Battle of conspiracy and possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin, as well as money laundering and firearms-related charges. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for March 2, 2027, before U.S. District Judge J.P. Boulee. Battle faces a mandatory minimum 20 years in prison; in determining the actual sentence, the Court will consider the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, which are not binding.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Pennsylvania State Police, with valuable assistance from the Georgia State Patrol. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Dwayne A. Brown Jr., Brock Brockington, John DeGenova, and Patrick Cespedes are prosecuting the case. The prosecution is part of the Homeland Security Task Force initiative established by Executive Order 14159.
(Source: U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia)
来源：美国司法部佐治亚北区联邦检察官办公室
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图片来源：图：位于华盛顿的美国联邦调查局（FBI）总部胡佛大楼。本案由FBI亚特兰大分局等机构侦办。ajay_suresh 摄，CC BY 2.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: The J. Edgar Hoover Building, FBI headquarters in Washington. The case was investigated by FBI Atlanta and partner agencies. By ajay_suresh, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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