United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana
08/22/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/22/2024 11:46
Saint Tammany Parish Man Sentenced For Violating Federal Controlled Substances Act
Press Release
Saint Tammany Parish Man Sentenced For Violating Federal Controlled Substances Act
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - LARRY JAMES ("JAMES"),age 23, of Madisonville, Louisiana,was sentenced on August 20, 2024 after previously pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute, 40 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl, a Schedule II controlled substance, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(B), and 846. JAMES also pled guilty to three counts of distribution of fentanyl and, one count of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(B), 841(b)(1)(C), and 846.
JAMES was sentenced to 63 months imprisonment, four years of supervised release, and a $500 mandatory special assessment fee.
According to court documents, JAMES sold fentanyl pills to an undercover agent on August 25, 2023, September 8, 2023, and September 15, 2023. On September 28, 2023, law enforcement searched JAMES's residence pursuant to a state search warrant and found additional fentanyl pills, packaging materials, two digital scales, and three firearms.
The case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations and the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Department. Assistant United States Attorney Rachal Cassagne of the Narcotics Unit oversees the prosecution.
Contact
Shane M. Jones
Public Information Officer
United States Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana
United States Department of Justice
Updated August 22, 2024
Topic
Drug Trafficking
Component