Corey Boyer and Antonio Smith, both of Atlanta, have been sentenced to federal prison for distributing methamphetamine and other drugs as members of the GoodFellas street gang. The two operated a fortified location in west Atlanta that served as a base for drug sales and firearms trafficking.
“Boyer and Smith operated a fortified trap house to fund the violent GoodFellas gang by dealing drugs and trafficking firearms, including machineguns” said U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg. “Our office continues to closely coordinate with our federal, state, and local law enforcement partners to investigate, prosecute, and punish gang members who pose a clear and present danger to our community.”
“Corey Boyer and Antonio Smith were key players in a dangerous drug trafficking operation that fueled gang activity and harmed our communities,” said Paul Brown, Special Agent in Charge of FBI Atlanta. “Their sentencing sends a strong message that the FBI, along with our law enforcement partners, will continue to dismantle drug networks and remove violent offenders from our streets to ensure the safety of metro-Atlanta residents.”
“This case exemplifies the importance of collaboration among federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies,” said ATF Assistant Special Agent in Charge Beau Kolodka. “Together, we can effectively combat violent gang activity and ensure that those who engage in illegal activities face the consequences of their actions.”
Court records show that GoodFellas is an Atlanta-based gang recruiting primarily from city neighborhoods as well as jails across Georgia. The group’s criminal activities include drug distribution, robbery, carjacking, fraud schemes, and weapons trafficking.
In spring 2024, investigators identified ongoing drug sales at an apartment complex in west Atlanta linked to GoodFellas members. Surveillance revealed Boyer and Smith making hand-to-hand transactions over several months.
In August 2024, authorities searched an apartment at this location. During entry by law enforcement officers, Smith attempted escape by jumping out a window but was apprehended carrying an unserialized machinegun. Inside the apartment police found Boyer along with six firearms—including suspected machinegun conversion devices—body armor, about 500 rounds of ammunition, counterfeit currency exceeding $1,000; approximately 10 kilograms of marijuana; more than one kilogram each of methamphetamine and MDMA; cocaine; psilocybin mushrooms; as well as evidence tying Smith to firearm trafficking.
Smith was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Victoria M. Calvert to more than 14 years in prison followed by five years supervised release after pleading guilty on May 28 to conspiracy charges related to methamphetamine distribution as well as unlawful possession of a machine gun.
Boyer received a sentence on July 23 from Judge Calvert: over 12 years’ imprisonment plus five years supervised release following his April guilty plea for conspiracy involving methamphetamine distribution.
The investigation involved multiple agencies including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives (ATF), Fulton County Sheriff’s Office, and Atlanta Police Department.
Assistant United States Attorney Lauren E. Renaud prosecuted the case.
This prosecution was part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation aimed at disrupting major criminal organizations using coordinated intelligence-led strategies across agencies (https://www.justice.gov/OCDETF).
The case also falls under Operation Take Back America—a Department of Justice initiative focused on eliminating transnational crime groups such as cartels while supporting public safety efforts through programs like OCDETF and Project Safe Neighborhoods.
