Three 59 Brim Bloods Criminal Street Gang Members Arrested

ATLANTA, GA — Three members of a known street gang were arrested recently, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said.

On Friday, Aug. 30, agents of the GBI Gang Task Force, the West Metro Regional Drug Enforcement Office, along with law enforcement officers of the Georgia State Patrol, Clayton County Sheriff’s Office, Henry County Sheriff’s Office, Atlanta Police Department, and Clayton County District Attorney’s Office, arrested three individuals while executing three search warrants in the Metro Atlanta area.

These arrests are part of an ongoing investigation into drug distribution and firearms possession by subjects associated with a criminal street gang known as “59 Brim Bloods.”

Through this collaborative law enforcement investigation, the following individuals were arrested:

• Jahsian James Lee, 23, of Atlanta, was arrested on nine counts of the Georgia Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act.
• Eric Xavier Claros, 25, of Locust Grove, Georgia, was arrested on nine counts of the Georgia Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act. An additional two counts of carrying a concealed weapon and six counts of the Georgia Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act are pending against Claros in Henry County.
• Houston Thomas Glasco, 26, of Riverdale, Georgia, was arrested on 10 Counts of the Georgia Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act.

Agents seized small quantities of promethazine, alprazolam, and marijuana. Two handguns were also seized. The investigation continues.

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The GBI West Metro Regional Drug Enforcement Office is a multi-agency unit that consists of the following agencies and services 36 counties: the GBI, Carrollton Police Department, Villa Rica Police Department, Bowden Police Department, Lagrange Police Department, Fayette County Sheriff’s Office, Newnan Police Department, Atlanta Police Department, Carroll County Sheriff’s Office, and Heard County Sheriff’s Office.