A Kellyville man was sentenced on July 29 for attempting to possess nearly a pound of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and possessing a firearm while drug trafficking, according to U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
U.S. District Judge John F. Heil, III, sentenced Austin Dewayne Nation, 31, to 210 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for Attempted Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute and Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking. Nation will remain in custody pending transfer to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons.
The investigation began in 2025 when agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration Tulsa Resident Office and the Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Postal Service focused on controlled substance distribution involving mail deliveries. Agents discovered that Nation received multiple parcels containing illegal narcotics over a 60-day period from out-of-state sources. When one package arrived at the post office, a K9 deputy with the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office alerted its handler to drugs inside the parcel. After obtaining a search warrant, agents found more than 445 grams of methamphetamine disguised as counterfeit pills inside the package.
Agents replaced the drugs and allowed delivery to proceed under surveillance. They observed Nation receive the package at his home before detaining him. A subsequent search warrant executed at Nation’s residence resulted in seizure of additional drugs, scales, baggies, approximately $3,625 in cash, and two firearms.
The case was investigated by several agencies including the Drug Enforcement Administration Tulsa Resident Office, Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Postal Service, Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office, Tulsa Police Department, and Oklahoma Highway Patrol; Assistant U.S. Attorney Tyson McCoy prosecuted it.
The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma is part of the Department of Justice and covers eleven counties including Tulsa County; it employs over sixty-five Assistant United States Attorneys who enforce federal laws through impartial litigation and partnerships aimed at community safety, according to its official website.