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California Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of Methamphetamine in the Natchez, MS Area
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Mississippi Jackson, Miss.
A California man was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for his involvement in a conspiracy to traffic over a quarter of a million dollars’ worth of methamphetamine and marijuana into the Natchez area, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Brad Byerley of the Drug Enforcement Administration.
According to court documents, Arthur Wilson, 57, of Moreno Valley, CA, conspired with Wesley Bell of Natchez, Jimmie Lee Swearengen, Jr., of Mesquite, TX, Thomas Jerome Mitchell and Justine Chambers of Victorville, CA, and Kevin Singleton, formerly of Natchez, to traffic kilograms of methamphetamine and marijuana into the Natchez area for distribution and sale. Wilson was also convicted of conspiracy to commit money laundering for his role in moving more than $345,000 in drug proceeds from Natchez to his drug suppliers in California.
This case is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations that threaten the United States by using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach that leverages the strengths of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies against criminal networks.
This OCDETF case is the result of an extensive investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force in Atlanta, GA, the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, Adams County Sheriff’s Office, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Mississippi Highway Patrol, and Pearl Police Department.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Carla J. Clark and Clay B. Baldwin.
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Congratulations on a great big bite out of crime we’re proud of you and we have more in California and we can deal with and this is a good start
“THREE OR FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND”, IN TODAY’S STANDARD THAT DOES NOT SOUND LIKE “HIGH LEVEL” TO ME, I THOUGHT THIS WAS A “MULTI-BILLION” DOLLAR ENTERPRISE❓❓🤔🤔