Picayune Man Sentenced to over 12 Years in Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute 13 Grams of Fentanyl

Gulfport, MS - A Picayune man was sentenced to 151 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute 13 grams of fentanyl.

Brandon Lamont Myers, 41, was sentenced as a career offender as he has now been convicted of three drug trafficking offenses over the past decade. Myers was on parole with the Mississippi Department of Corrections for his last controlled substance conviction at the time of this offense.

According to court records, on August 14, 2023, law enforcement officers seized $61,276 and 13 grams of fentanyl from Myers' residence in Pearl River County, Mississippi. Agents also seized a box of clear plastic bags and several digital scales.

According to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, fentanyl is approximately 100 times more potent than morphine and 50 times more potent than heroin. The DEA reports that two milligrams of fentanyl can be lethal, and one kilogram of fentanyl has the potential to kill 500,000 people. More facts on fentanyl can be found at https://www.dea.gov/resources/facts-about-fentanyl and https://www.dea.gov/resources/facts-about-fentanyl.

Myers was indicted by a federal grand jury on February 21, 2024, and pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance on April 24, 2024.

U.S. Attorney Todd W. Gee, Assistant Special Agent in Charge Anessa Daniels-McCaw of the Drug Enforcement Administration, and Acting Special Agent in Charge Eric DeLaune of Homeland Security Investigations made the announcement.

The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, Homeland Security Investigations and the Picayune Police Department.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrea Jones is prosecuting the case.

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.