A Mobile man, Quenton James Franklin, aged 28, has been sentenced in federal court for his involvement in a drug trafficking conspiracy. Franklin was part of the Otis Sanders drug trafficking organization and had pleaded guilty to the charge in August 2024. He was sentenced to three years in custody by United States District Court Judge Kristi K. Dubose.

Franklin's role in the organization involved transporting methamphetamine from Texas to Biloxi, Mississippi, and distributing drugs within Mobile. The leader of the organization, Otis Sanders, was convicted in May 2023 and sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for operating a large-scale interstate drug distribution network.

The investigation into this case was conducted by several agencies including the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office, Drug Enforcement Administration, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Department of Homeland Security, Beaumont Police Department, St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office, and Mobile Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Gloria Bedwell prosecuted the case.

The operation was part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) initiative aimed at dismantling high-level criminal networks through a collaborative approach involving multiple law enforcement agencies.

Franklin will serve a five-year term of supervised release following his custody period and will be subject to search and drug testing as conditions of his supervision. No fine was imposed but he is required to pay $100 in special assessments.

U.S. Attorney Sean P. Costello announced the sentencing decision.