Gulfport, Miss - Robert Benjamin Jones, 33 of Ocean Springs, was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola, Jr. to 23 months in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge Jere T. Miles with Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations in New Orleans.
Jones was on supervised release for a prior possession with intent to distribute charge when United States Postal authorities found Schedule III and IV narcotics shipped to him from Serbia. On June 27, 2018, agents made a controlled delivery of the drugs to the home Jones was living in with his girlfriend and child. Jones spotted the agents while coming home from work and turned away. Agents seized cash, digital scales, pills, liquid steroids and electronic devices from the home. The devices showed Jones used the internet and had been obtaining the drugs from several foreign countries as far back as 2017. The following day, June 28, 2018, four additional international packages of pills addressed to Jones were seized at the Ocean Springs Post Office.
Jones was convicted of the same offense in 2015 and was on supervised release at the time of his arrest. Jones was revoked and sentenced to an additional 36 months on the 2015 case, the 23 months in the 2018 case were ordered to be served consecutively by Judge Guirola. Following completion of his prison terms Jones will have 3 years of supervised release.
The case was investigated by the United States Postal Service and Homeland Security Investigations. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Annette Williams.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
