Roma attacker Eldor Shomurodov is in talks to join MLS side Atlanta United.

The Uzbek striker is on Roma’s transfer list, having been excluded from the capital club’s long-term plans.

As reported by Fabrizio Romano, Atlanta United have approached Roma with the objective of signing Shomurodov.

Negotiations are ongoing with growing optimism that the deal can get done soon.

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) just announced that the nation’s third-largest methamphetamine bust this year unfolded in a metro Atlanta farmers market.

The DEA said a drug seizure of this magnitude is unusual for metro Atlanta, and usually only happens at the U.S.-Mexico border.

On Monday, the DEA and the Georgia Department of Agriculture sent a stern message to drug traffickers eyeing Georgia’s agriculture industry as a possible mechanism for illegal drug distribution.

“You will be prosecuted, and you will go to prison. We’re going to work every single day to make sure that that’s the case,” Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper said.

DEA officials told Atlanta News First that they received a tip about a massive load of methamphetamine making its way across the U.S.-Mexico border heading to the Atlanta State Farmers Market in Forest Park, Clayton County.

The multi-agency task force traced the tip to a tractor trailer and discovered more than 2,000 pounds of methamphetamine packed in with celery produce, disguised in green bags to hide the contraband.

“This is the largest meth seizure we’ve ever had here in DEA Atlanta, and this is the third-largest seizure, total, DEA-wide of methamphetamine this year,” said Robert Murphy, special agent in charge of the DEA’s Atlanta Division.

1 ton of meth, hidden in truckload of celery, seized from metro Atlanta farmers market, DEA says

Task force agents said it’s not the first time this has happened at the Atlanta State Farmers Market.

“It is the produce terminal for the southeastern United States, and if drugs are moving through there, there is a possibility for food contamination, and we know that, so it’s important that we keep our consumers safe,” Harper said.

Agents said they’ve arrested a suspect, identified as Jesus Martinez, for allegedly trafficking the drugs.

Many local vendors at the Atlanta State Farmers Market were too afraid to go on camera, but they told us off-camera that this is disappointing for small vendors who come here to work hard and make a living.

They said it’s hard enough to attract business as it is, and this doesn’t make it any easier.​

Paying customers who we spoke to were outraged.

“Really! I have grandchildren and children, and at a farmers market? No dear!” the customer said.

The DEA said this is proof the cartels have a well-established foothold in Georgia. They’re working to identify which cartel is responsible.

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Atlanta Braves reliever A.J. Minter is heading back to the Injured List after going down with left hip inflation, the team reports. In a corresponding move, the Braves called up Dylan Lee. One lefty takes the place of another.

This is the same injury that took out Minter earlier this year. His last trip to the 15-day Injured List had him absent from the Braves bullpen for a month. 

As if anything could go worse for the Braves, the injury bug struck once again. Minter has been one of the stronger members of the bullpen this season. 

In 39 appearances, Minter has a 2.62 ERA with a 1.01 WHIP with 35 strikeouts and 34 1/3 innings pitched. In his 14 appearances between stints on the Injured List, he had a 2.08 ERA. He had tossed a scoreless inning before handing the ball to Luke Jackson and watching the Braves blow a six-run lead against the Colorado Rockies. 

Lee has been bouncing back and forth from MLB and Triple-A despite having a strong season. He has a 2.00 ERA across 45 innings pitched. Having the minor league options will leave you victim to the roster shuffle. 

Throughout the season, the Braves bullpen has had a 3.38 ERA. Sunday’s collapse aside, it has remained consistent even as the starting rotation has hit a rut over the last few weeks. 

Fortunately, unlike the rotation, the Braves have their options for the bullpen. So, if someone gets hurt, there’s someone in Triple-A who already pitched well in MLB this season. Reliever Daysbel Hernandez, for example, has a sub-1.00 ERA and keeps getting sent back down. 

We’ll likely see him again at some point. 

The Braves continue their western road trip on Monday night when they start their series with the San Francisco Giants. First pitch is set for 9:45 p.m.