Carriere, Mississippi Man Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute 56 Grams of Methamphetamine

Gulfport, Miss. - A Carriere man was sentenced to 204 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute 56 grams of methamphetamine.

Calvin Deshun Vaughn, 48, was sentenced on November 30, 2023, in U.S. District Court in Gulfport.

According to court records, in 2015, an investigation began into a large-scale drug trafficking organization, located largely in Picayune, MS (Pearl River County). In 2019, Calvin Deshun Vaughn was identified as being part of the conspiracy. Federal agents used a confidential source to begin making purchases of methamphetamine from Vaughn. On January 30, 2019, a confidential source purchased 56 grams of 98% pure methamphetamine from Vaughn in Carriere, MS.

U.S. Attorney Todd W. Gee and Special Agent in Charge Brad L. Byerley of the Drug Enforcement Administration made the announcement.

The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration and Homeland Security Investigations.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Erica Rose.

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.