G.B.I. agents raid an Alpharetta company that is a major distributor of the ingredient used for synthetic pot.

Agents say the bust last night at Nutragenomics Manufacturing on Holcomb Bridge Road could be key to stopping the sale of the pot and other banned drugs.

"This is a major national distributor of the synthetic cannabinoids," G.B.I. Special Agent Rusty Grant told Channel 2 Action News. “This will set them back.”

The raid in Alpharetta was one of the last places hit before a big announcement of a nationwide crackdown is made Thursday in Washington, D.C.

Authorities hauled off boxes and bags of evidence from the company.  Agents took some drugs away, but most of the evidence was documents.

Nutragenomics Manufacturing distributes chemicals designed to make synthetic pot and other now-illegal substances.

"We are looking for evidence of longtime distribution, what they are receiving, what they are distributing, what type of substances they are receiving and repacking for distribution," Grant said.

Synthetic pot was banned in Georgia earlier this year.

Channel 2 Action News reports Nutragenomics Manufacturing is one of several sites in Georgia that have been raided in recent weeks.

"We believe this is a conspiracy amongst numerous people in the Atlanta area to distribute the synthetic cannabinoids across the country," Grant said.

"We are still processing it," said Stuart Mones, an attorney for the company. "The only thing to keep in mind is it was a warrant. No one is placed into custody."

The Washington announcement is slated for 1:30 p.m. Thursday.