Man Sentenced to 87 Months in Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute and Possession with Intent to Distribute Six Kilograms of Fentanyl

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - ORLIAN CABRERA-JOA ("CABRERA-JOA"), 32, was sentenced on October 2, 2024 to 87 months of imprisonment, 3 years of supervised release, and a $200 mandatory special assessment fee by U.S. District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo, after previously pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute, and possess with intent to distribute, 400 grams or more of fentanyl, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 846, 841(a)(1), and 841(b)(1)(A) and possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(A), announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.

According to court documents, CABRERA-JOA was pulled over during a traffic stop in St. John the Baptist Parish. As a result of the traffic stop, Louisiana State Police Troopers recovered approximately six kilograms of fentanyl hidden within a suitcase inside of the truck he was driving.

This prosecution is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) investigation. 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.

The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Louisiana State Police, and St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office. It was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Lynn E. Schiffman of the Narcotics Unit.