Elbert Silas, Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, Mississippi 2017

Elbert Silas, a 44-year-old man from Jackson, Mississippi, has been sentenced to 300 months in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Brad L. Byerley with the Drug Enforcement Administration.

According to court documents, beginning August 1, 2017, and continuing until April 2019, communications between Silas and his codefendants were intercepted, wherein they negotiated and conducted sales of methamphetamine throughout the state of Mississippi, from as far as Aberdeen to Biloxi.

Surveillance, confidential source information, and additional intercepted communications revealed that Silas and his codefendants also distributed heroin.

The case is the result of an extensive investigation, dubbed 'Drama Queen,' which began as an operation targeting illegal drug trafficking in the central Mississippi area.

'Drama Queen' is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) investigation, which identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations that threaten the United States.

The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives, Hinds County Sheriff's Department, Richland Police Department, Biloxi Police Department, Jones County Sheriff's Office, and the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Keesha Middleton.

Elbert Silas was charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. The case was heard in the federal court in Jackson, Mississippi.

Elbert Silas' sentence of 300 months in federal prison is a significant blow to the methamphetamine trafficking ring in Mississippi. The investigation and prosecution of this case demonstrate the commitment of law enforcement agencies to disrupting and dismantling organized crime groups that threaten the community.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdms/pr/jackson-man-sentenced-25-years-prison-conspiracy-possess-intent-distribute