Juan Alba
Two suspects were taken into custody on Wednesday, at approximately 10:30 p.m. in Whitfield County after they came to Dalton with the intent of delivering a large amount of methamphetamine.
Members of the Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit received information a delivery of methamphetamine from Atlanta was going to occur in the Dalton area. Surveillance was conducted and the suspects were stopped in the Connector 3 area, driving a Chevrolet pickup truck. During the investigation over a pound of methamphetamine (with a street value of approximately $40,000) was seized.
The driver was identified as Juan Ricardo Alba, 36. His listed address is in Bryan, Ar. The passenger in the truck was Cristopher Ulisses Gonzalez-Chaves, 24. Chaves lives in Mexico.
Both suspects were charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute, and trafficking in methamphetamine. Both suspects being held without bond.
The investigation will continue.