A Meridian man has been convicted by a federal jury on multiple drug trafficking charges following a four-day trial in Jackson, Mississippi. Jabreon Deshon Mosley, 34, was found guilty of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine.
Court documents revealed that law enforcement executed a search warrant at Mosley’s residence in January 2024. Officers recovered more than 87 pounds of methamphetamine, 45 pounds of fentanyl, and 35 pounds of cocaine. They also seized two pill press machines, thirteen firearms, and one suppressor. Evidence presented during the trial indicated that from October 2023 until January 2024, Mosley used an illegal automatic pill press machine to manufacture thousands of counterfeit pharmaceutical pills containing methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine. These counterfeit pills were distributed in Meridian and parts of Alabama.
“I am proud of the work and collaboration between my office, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics to take this massive amount of drugs off our streets,” stated Acting United States Attorney Patrick A. Lemon.
“The seizure of this massive amount of methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine, along with illegal firearms and pill presses, is a significant blow to the criminal organizations that endanger our streets,” said DEA Assistant Special Agent in Charge Anessa Daniels-McCaw. “This successful outcome is a direct result of the collaboration and dedication of the Mississippi Homeland Security Task Force as part of Operation Take Back America, which is marshaling the full resources of the Department of Justice to eliminate cartels and transnational criminal organizations.”
“This case is a clear example of the dangerous impact drug trafficking has on our communities,” said Mississippi Department of Public Safety Commissioner Sean Tindell. “I commend the DEA, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, and our federal partners for their tireless work in getting these deadly drugs and illegal weapons off the streets. We will continue to work together to dismantle the criminal networks pushing poison into our neighborhoods.”
The investigation was led by several agencies including the Drug Enforcement Administration offices in Jackson and Birmingham as well as state narcotics units and local task forces.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Adam T. Stuart and Kabah S. Ealy prosecuted the case.
The investigation was conducted under Operation Take Back America by the Mississippi Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF), established through Executive Order 14159 during President Trump’s administration to coordinate joint operations between federal agencies such as the Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security for combating drug cartels and transnational crime groups across communities nationwide.
