• Lesli Alvarado Arroyo, 27, of Lawrenceville;

• Mitchell Lingerfelt, 44, of Ball Ground;

• Michael Davis, 56, of Canton;

• Maria Maldonado, 37, of Atlanta;

• Salome Urieta-Jamies, 38, of Marietta.

Arrest warrants have been obtained for Javier Eras, 22, of Atlanta, and Tim Barnes, 52, of Jasper, on the same charges, the release said.

It’s unclear where those in custody are being held.

The search warrants and investigation were conducted by the FBI task force, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia, the GBI’s Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office, Georgia State Patrol, Georgia Department of Corrections, Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office, Gainesville Police Department, Zell Miller Mountain Parkway Drug Task Force and U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the release said.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Eras and Barnes are asked to contact the FBI at 770-216-3000 or send a tip online at www.tips.fbi.gov.

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