ATHENS – A Georgia Department of Corrections prisoner and Sureños 13 gang member was sentenced to serve 330 months in a federal prison this week for his involvement in a
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A Flowery Branch man pleaded guilty last week in federal court in Athens to conspiring to distribute methamphetamine from his prison cell.\
Frankie Baza, 33, was charged after he was identified and set up for a confidential source working with Athens-Clarke County police, federal authorities told the Athens Banner-Herald.
Baza faces up to 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine when he is sentenced May 6 by U.S. District Court Judge Ashley Royal.
Federal authorities announced last week that Athens police developed a source in 2019 who told them that Baza was a source of meth, the newspaper report. While Basa was a state corrections inmate, he connected customers with his allies on the outside, authorities said.
Athens-Clarke police help feds nab inmate dealing drugs from prison
A state prison inmate who federal authorities said was dealing drugs from his prison cell was identified and set up by a confidential source working with Athens-Clarke police.
The inmate, Frankie Baza, 33, of Flowery Branch was charged with conspiring to distribute methamphetamine from prison. On Wednesday, he pleaded guilty in federal court in Athens.
U.S. District Court Judge Ashley Royal plans to sentence Baza on May 6. He faces up to 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine.
Federal authorities announced Thursday that police in Athens developed a source in January 2019 who informed them that Baza was a source for meth.