A Meridian, Mississippi resident was convicted by a federal jury on drug trafficking charges after a four-day trial. Jabreon Deshon Mosley, 34, was found guilty of possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine.
Court documents revealed that in January 2024, law enforcement executed a search warrant at Mosley’s home. Authorities recovered over 87 pounds of methamphetamine, 45 pounds of fentanyl, and 35 pounds of cocaine. They also seized two pill press machines, thirteen firearms, and one suppressor. Evidence presented at trial showed that from October 2023 to January 2024, Mosley used an illegal automatic pill press machine to manufacture thousands of counterfeit pharmaceutical pills containing methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine. These pills were distributed in Meridian and parts of Alabama.
“I am proud of the work and collaboration between my office, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics to take this massive amount of drugs off our streets,” stated Acting United States Attorney Patrick A. Lemon.
"The seizure of this massive amount of methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine, along with illegal firearms and pill presses, is a significant blow to the criminal organizations that endanger our streets," said DEA Assistant Special Agent in Charge Anessa Daniels-McCaw. "This successful outcome is a direct result of the collaboration and dedication of the Mississippi Homeland Security Task Force as part of Operation Take Back America, which is marshaling the full resources of the Department of Justice to eliminate cartels and transnational criminal organizations."
“This case is a clear example of the dangerous impact drug trafficking has on our communities,” said Mississippi Department of Public Safety Commissioner Sean Tindell. “I commend the DEA, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, and our federal partners for their tireless work in getting these deadly drugs and illegal weapons off the streets. We will continue to work together to dismantle the criminal networks pushing poison into our neighborhoods.”
The investigation was conducted by multiple agencies including the Drug Enforcement Administration Jackson and Birmingham District Offices, the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, and the East Mississippi Drug Task Force.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Adam T. Stuart and Kabah S. Ealy are prosecuting Mosley’s case.
The case was investigated under Operation Take Back America by the Mississippi Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF). The HSTFs were created through Executive Order 14159 during President Trump’s administration as joint operations led by both the Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security. Operation Take Back America brings together federal resources such as those from Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN) to combat cartels and transnational criminal organizations across the country while addressing violent crime.
