佐治亚州卡芬太尼贩运案追加起诉3人：涉案共9人 查获20磅卡芬太尼
佐治亚州总检察长 Chris Carr 11月13日宣布，其帮派检控组就佐治亚州查塔姆县一宗跨州毒品贩运案取得一份替代起诉书，再起诉3名被告，本案被告增至9人。
起诉书称，该团伙涉嫌持有和分销卡芬太尼等毒品。卡芬太尼是一种合成阿片类药物，药效约为吗啡的1万倍、芬太尼的100倍。执法部门此前在本案中查获20磅卡芬太尼，其后继续调查，带来这次追加起诉以及更多毒品和枪支查获。
新起诉的3人是 Omar Ledesma（30岁，来自亚利桑那州）、Leval Tyrone Pride（50岁，来自 Pooler）和 Travis Javonte Bright（34岁，来自 Savannah）。2026年9月已被起诉的6人包括 Edkes Hakeem Mitchell 等人；Mitchell 此前已面临约50项指控，这次再被加控贩运卡芬太尼和在重罪过程中持有枪支等罪名。
起诉书称，其中8名被告组成一个犯罪团伙，被指从亚利桑那州 Phoenix 一带采购卡芬太尼、从加利福尼亚州等地采购大麻运进查塔姆县分销，以掩饰过的金融交易付款，并用毒品收益支持名为 Waters Ave Crew 的街头帮派。8人均面临至少一项违反《反勒索与腐败组织法》的指控。查塔姆县大陪审团11月4日批准了这份起诉书。以上均为起诉书指控，被告是否构成犯罪由法院审理认定。
Carr 说：「贩运卡芬太尼就是明知会危及生命，我们不会容忍。」他表示将继续追查佐治亚州内外的涉案人员。本案由查塔姆-Savannah 缉毒队、美国缉毒局 Savannah 地区办公室和 Phoenix 分区办公室调查，帮派检控组协助。
（来源：佐治亚州总检察长办公室）
Georgia Charges Three More in Carfentanil Trafficking Case: Nine Defendants in All After 20 Pounds Seized
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr announced on November 13 that his Gang Prosecution Unit has secured a superseding indictment charging three more defendants in a multistate drug trafficking operation in Chatham County, Georgia, bringing the total number of defendants in the case to nine.
The indictment alleges the group possessed and distributed narcotics including carfentanil, a synthetic opioid 10,000 times more potent than morphine and 100 times more potent than fentanyl. Law enforcement previously recovered 20 pounds of carfentanil in the case and continued the investigation, leading to the new indictment and additional drug and firearm seizures.
The three newly charged defendants are Omar Ledesma, 30, of Arizona; Leval Tyrone Pride, 50, of Pooler; and Travis Javonte Bright, 34, of Savannah. The six defendants first indicted in September 2026 include Edkes Hakeem Mitchell, who was already facing roughly 50 counts and now also faces charges of trafficking carfentanil and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.
Prosecutors allege eight of the defendants formed a criminal enterprise that procured carfentanil from the Phoenix, Arizona, area and marijuana from California and elsewhere for distribution in Chatham County, disguised financial transactions to pay suppliers, and used drug proceeds to support the Waters Ave Crew street gang. All eight face at least one count under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. A Chatham County grand jury returned the indictment on November 4. The charges are allegations to be decided by a court.
"If you're trafficking carfentanil, you're knowingly putting lives at risk, and we won't stand for it," Carr said. The case was investigated by the Chatham-Savannah Counter Narcotics Team and the Drug Enforcement Administration's Savannah district and Phoenix division offices, with assistance from the Gang Prosecution Unit.
(Source: Office of the Georgia Attorney General)
来源：佐治亚州总检察长办公室
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