Eric Langpop, Methamphetamine Distribution, Nevada 2022

A Las Vegas resident has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for selling large amounts of methamphetamine from his residence and possessing several firearms.

Eric Langpop, a career offender, was sentenced by United States District Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey to 10 years in prison to be followed by four years of supervised release for his crimes.

Langpop conspired to sell methamphetamine, a Schedule II controlled substance, from his home between November 2021 and October 5, 2022. As part of the investigation, the DEA recovered over a pound of methamphetamine from the defendant.

During the execution of a search warrant at Langpop’s residence, law enforcement found methamphetamine and several firearms, including pistols, shotguns, a rifle, an assault rifle, and two silencers. The photographs of two firearms and a silencer recovered from the defendant’s home are included below.

Langpop has prior felony convictions for trafficking in controlled substances, including a felony sale of a controlled substance conviction in 2009; separate sale and transport of a controlled substance convictions in 2013; and a transport of a controlled substance conviction in 2016, all in Clark County, Nevada. He also has four separate domestic violence battery convictions.

Langpop pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance and one count of felon in possession of a firearm. The DEA investigated the case, and Assistant United States Attorney Joshua Brister prosecuted the case.

This case is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level criminal organizations that threaten the United States using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach.

Mandatory Facts:

Defendant: Eric Langpop

Criminal Charges: Conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance and felon in possession of a firearm

City and State: Las Vegas, Nevada

Date: November 2021 - October 5, 2022 (crime date)

Sentence: 10 years in prison to be followed by four years of supervised release

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-nv/pr/career-offender-sentenced-10-years-prison-distribution-methamphetamine-and-possession