2 Cherokee County residents sentenced to 30 years in prison for trafficking methamphetamine

WSBTV.com News Staff
·2 min read
19

Two Cherokee county residents were sentenced to 30 years in the state penitentiary for trafficking methamphetamine.

Eloisa Chavez-Lopez, 40, pleaded guilty and was sentenced in November for trafficking methamphetamine.

Erick Alexander Pauu-Sirin, 27, pleaded guilty to the same crime earlier in the year and was also sentenced to prison.

[DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]

The Cherokee Multi-Agency Narcotics Squad (CMANS) began an investigation in February 2021 based on tips that Chavez-Lopez was distributing methamphetamine.

According to the Cherokee County District Attorney’s Office, on multiple occasions, CMANS observed Chavez-Lopez travel throughout Cherokee County to sell meth.

Following those transactions, CMANS executed simultaneous search warrants on May 14, 2021, for two addresses where Chavez-Lopez and Pauu-Sirin lived.

At the first home, agents found over 50 grams of methamphetamine and over 50 grams of cocaine, packaged in more than 100 individual bags.

TRENDING STORIES:

Agents also recovered $5,876 in cash.

At the second address, agents located more than a kilogram of methamphetamine.

“Our CMANS agents were able to take a tip from a concerned citizen and begin to connect Ms. Chavez-Lopez and Mr. Pauu-Sirin to a network of high-level poly-drug traffickers,” said Damion Overstreet, who prosecuted the case on behalf of the state. “Good old-fashioned police work and some patience by our CMANS agents laid out an organized scheme to flood our county with drugs.”

[SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]

Chavez-Lopez entered a negotiated plea on November 15, 2022, and was sentenced to 30 years, with the first 25 years to serve in the state penitentiary.

Pauu-Sirin entered a negotiated plea on July 28, 2022, and was sentenced to 30 years with the first 15 years to serve in the state penitentiary.

IN OTHER NEWS: