Deon Brown Sentenced to 22 Years for Methamphetamine Conspiracy, Tennessee 2018

A Bolivar man has been sentenced to 22 years in federal prison for his role in a methamphetamine conspiracy that spanned three years and involved the distribution of over 10 kilos of the drug.

Deon Brown, 49, also known as ‘Pleezy,’ was sentenced to 275 months in United States District Court in Jackson, Tenn., by the Honorable J. Daniel Breen. Brown participated in a conspiracy that from August 29, 2014 through March 19, 2016 was distributing methamphetamine in the Western District of Tennessee and elsewhere.

U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant said the use and trafficking of methamphetamine continues to destroy lives, families, and communities across West Tennessee. He praised the joint cooperation between federal, state, and local law enforcement in the case, which demonstrates their ability and resolve to dismantle drug trafficking organizations.

The significant sentence in this case sends a clear message to those drug dealers who distribute poison in the Western District of Tennessee: You cannot prey upon our citizens for your selfish personal gain with impunity; there will be a reckoning.’

Facts introduced at the sentencing hearing revealed that during the time period of the conspiracy, Brown was responsible for distributing 10.89 kilos of actual methamphetamine. Agents conducted undercover purchases of the methamphetamine from Brown, including a purchase of 82 grams of 97.5% pure methamphetamine for $2700, 56 grams of 96.9% pure methamphetamine for $1800, 27.87 grams of methamphetamine for $900, and 112.4 grams of 99.1% pure methamphetamine for $3200.

Brown and his co-conspirators were purchasing the illegal narcotics in Las Vegas for $200 to $300 per ounce and reselling it in Tennessee and Mississippi for $1200 to $1600 an ounce. The prosecution is part of an extensive investigation by the Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF).

This case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration; Tennessee Bureau of Investigation; 24th Judicial District Drug Task Force; and Jackson-Madison County Metro Narcotics. Assistant U.S. Attorney Beth C. Boswell prosecuted this case on the government’s behalf.

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