An Atlanta, Georgia man was sentenced on July 21 to 420 months in prison after being convicted of methamphetamine trafficking, possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime, and illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.
According to court documents and evidence presented at an October 2025 federal jury trial, Kenyatta Lee Frazier, 45, manufactured and distributed tens of thousands of pressed methamphetamine pills across Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi between September 2022 and August 2024. The jury reviewed photos and videos Frazier took with his cell phones after manufacturing the pills using an illegal pill press machine. Frazier marketed the pills as “ecstasy” to customers.
In April 2023, agents arrested Frazier during a traffic stop in Mobile following the delivery of 2,000 pressed methamphetamine pills to a customer in Mississippi. A court-authorized CCTV recording device installed in the truck captured Frazier discussing drug deals and profits with coconspirators. Agents searching the vehicle found a loaded .380 caliber pistol concealed near where Frazier had been sitting; it had previously been reported stolen from Pinellas County, Florida. The jury also reviewed text messages where Frazier shared photos of the pistol he tried to sell and heard a recorded jail call where he admitted hiding it from police. At that time, Frazier had at least eight prior felony convictions including robbery, aggravated assault, firearms offenses, thefts, and drug crimes.
Chief U.S. District Judge Jeffrey U. Beaverstock imposed not only the prison sentence but also ordered ten years of supervised release for Frazier upon completion of his term. During this period, he will be subject to drug testing and treatment requirements. The court did not impose a fine but ordered $300 in special assessments; his .380 caliber pistol was forfeited to the United States.
U.S. Attorney Sean P. Costello for the Southern District of Alabama announced the sentencing decision. Homeland Security Investigations led the investigation along with assistance from other agencies including the Drug Enforcement Administration; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; and Mobile County Sheriff’s Office.
This prosecution was part of the Homeland Security Task Force initiative established by Executive Order 14159: Protecting the American People Against Invasion—a partnership focused on dismantling criminal cartels operating within or targeting U.S. interests domestically or abroad through interagency collaboration involving several federal law enforcement bodies.
The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama serves as chief federal law enforcement officer for its district by prosecuting federal crimes—including those involving narcotics—and defending civil cases on behalf of government agencies while collaborating with local partners, according to its official website.