ATLANTA — A Hampton man was among 11 suspects recently sentenced for their roles as members of a drug trafficking organization in the metro Atlanta area that was successfully disrupted.
Each of the following defendants pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and/or firearms offenses and received the following sentences imposed earlier in December by U.S. District Judge Eleanor L. Ross:
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