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Hattiesburg Man Caught in Meth Trafficking Sting
A 40-year-old Hattiesburg man has been convicted of trafficking methamphetamine in a guilty plea before Senior U.S. District Judge Keith Starrett.
Amos Blanks, 40, of Hattiesburg, was found to have distributed approximately 224 grams of methamphetamine to another drug dealer, who then sold the drugs to an individual on February 11, 2019.
Pursuant to forensic analysis by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the methamphetamine was determined to be 98% pure.
Blanks was indicted for this offense on January 15, 2020, and will be sentenced by Judge Starrett on November 18, 2020 at 9:30 a.m.
The case is part of Project EJECT, an initiative by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Mississippi under the U.S. Department of Justice’s Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) and Project Guardian.
Project EJECT is a holistic, multi-disciplinary approach to fighting and reducing violent crime through prosecution, prevention, re-entry and awareness. EJECT stands for “Empower Justice Expel Crime Together.”
The Drug Enforcement Administration and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated the case. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Andrew W. Eichner.
Key Facts
- State: Mississippi
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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