The GBI has arrested a Gainesville man and charged him with multiple drug and weapons charges. The man, identified as 51-year-old Fernando Martinez, was arrested following a more than year-long investigation.
Authorities charged Martinez with three counts of trafficking methamphetamine and six counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. He was arrested on December 21 after a joint task force executed a search warrant at his residence on Pine Circle Drive in Gainesville.
During the investigation, authorities say they seized more than two pounds of suspected meth, seven firearms, and over $3,000. The street value of the meth is estimated to be about $12,000.
Martinez is being held at the Hall County Jail without bond. He’s scheduled to appear in court later next month, online jail records show.
The Hall County Sheriff’s Office, ATF, Georgia State Patrol, and Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office (ARDEO) all played a role in the arrest. According to ARDEO Special Agent in Charge Trent Hillsman, the investigation is ongoing, and more arrests are expected,
Anyone with information about drug activity is encouraged to call the GBI’s ARDEO at 706-348-7410. Anonymous tips may be phoned in to 1-800-597-8477 or submitted through the GBI’s online tip submission form.
