Camp County man sentenced for trafficking methamphetamine in East Texas

TYLER, Texas - A Leesburg, Texas, man has been sentenced to over 19 years in federal prison for drug trafficking and firearms violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs.

Nathan Paul Hart, 36, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. On November 14, 2024, Hart was sentenced to 170 months for the drug offense and another 60 months for the firearms violation. U.S. District Judge Robert W. Schroeder, III, ordered the sentences be served consecutively for a total of 230 months in federal prison. Hart was also ordered to forfeit $250,000.

According to information presented in court, between August 2019 and August 2021, Hart conspired with others to bring methamphetamine to East Texas for distribution. The offense involved more than 1.5 kilograms of actual methamphetamine. On November 30, 2020, Hart and a co-defendant were involved in a traffic stop where law enforcement located approximately 2 kilograms of methamphetamine and a pistol. Hart also admitted to sending a package containing over $22,000 to California to a co-defendant to purchase drugs.

This case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, Texas Department of Public Safety, and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service - Criminal Investigations. This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Alan Jackson.

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