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U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Mississippi
Jackson, Miss. – A Centreville man pleaded guilty today to possessing with intent to distribute 125 grams of methamphetamine.
According to court documents, Kevin Dwayne Taplin, 50, on August 16, 2022, possessed and sold 125 grams of methamphetamine to another. He is scheduled to be sentenced on June 10, 2025, and faces a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
Acting U.S. Attorney Patrick A. Lemon of the Southern District of Mississippi and Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration Anessa Daniels-McCaw made the announcement.
The Drug Enforcement Administration and Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics are investigating the case.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Bert Carraway is prosecuting the case.
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