Dameron Carmon, Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy, Louisiana 2025

New Orleans Man Guilty of Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy

A New Orleans man has been found guilty of his role in a fentanyl distribution conspiracy, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson on June 12, 2025. Dameron Carmon, 45, pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to distribute, and possess with intent to distribute, a quantity of Fentanyl, in violation of Title 21 United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(C), and 846 before U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier.

Carmon faces up to twenty years imprisonment, up to a $1,000,000 fine, and at least three years of supervised release at sentencing, which is scheduled for September 25, 2025. He also faces a $100 mandatory special assessment fee.

According to the indictment, Carmon conspired with others to maintain multiple residences on Harmony Street as drug-involved premises where fentanyl and heroin were trafficked. Carmon acted as security, and assisted others in the distribution of fentanyl and heroin from these residences. He was arrested by law enforcement as he attempted to flee one of these residences. Firearms and fentanyl were later located in the residence from which Carmon fled.

This case was part of Operation Big Easy, a National Integrated Ballistics Information Network (NIBIN) enforcement initiative that collected firearm casings for the time period of August 1, 2023 to January 31, 2023. The data points produced by this initiative revealed high-density shootings and homicides in seven areas of New Orleans related to individuals engaged in criminal activity.

Acting U.S. Attorney Simpson praised the work of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Drug Enforcement Administration, New Orleans Police Department, and Louisiana State Police in bringing this case to justice. Assistant U.S. Attorney Stuart Theriot of the Narcotics Unit is prosecuting the case.

This case was made possible by investigative leads generated from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ (ATF) National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN). NIBIN is a proven investigative and intelligence tool that can link firearms from multiple crime scenes, allowing law enforcement to quickly disrupt shooting cycles.

The case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone.

For more information about Project Safe Neighborhoods, please visit Justice.gov/PSN.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edla/pr/new-orleans-man-guilty-fentanyl-distribution-conspiracy