STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. - A man who authorities say entered the United States illegally from Mexico has been arrested in Georgia after he was reportedly caught with a large amount of fentanyl.

Alexis Carreon Bocanegra is facing charges of possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl and possession of a firearm by an illegal alien.

What we know:

According to federal investigators, Bocanegra was caught by DEA agents handling suspected illegal drug proceeds worth around $400,000 between February and March.

Officials also accuse the man of distributing a vacuum-sealed package containing around a kilogram of fentanyl in March.

On Monday, DEA agents arrested Bocanegra at his Stone Mountain home. While searching the house, officials say they found two firearms hidden under a bed as well a

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