Jauan D. Pratt, Drug Trafficking, Missouri 2024

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A large-scale drug trafficking operation was brought to a halt in Raytown, Mo., after federal agents found significant quantities of illicit substances and firearms in a residence.

Jauan D. Pratt, 30, was charged in a three-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Kansas City, Mo., on December 6, 2024. Today’s indictment replaces a federal criminal complaint that was filed against Pratt on the same date.

The federal indictment charges Pratt with one count of possessing fentanyl and methamphetamine with the intent to distribute, one count of possessing heroin with the intent to distribute, and one count of possessing firearms in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime.

According to an affidavit filed in support of the original criminal complaint, approximately eight kilograms of fentanyl pills and 15 kilograms of fentanyl powder were seized by DEA investigators in Garden City, Kansas, on June 8, 2024. The narcotics were discovered in a water cooler box in the back seat of a car bound for Kansas City, Mo. Along with the narcotics, an Apple air tag that belonged to Pratt was located in the water cooler box.

On December 5, 2024, federal agents executed a search warrant at Pratt’s residence. In the bedroom where Pratt and his child were sleeping, agents found 1,680 grams of methamphetamine, 3,478 grams of fentanyl, a Good Times Outdoor .223-caliber/5.56mm AR-style semi-automatic rifle loaded with a double drum-style magazine, a Noreen Firearms multi-cal 5.56mm AR-style semi-automatic rifle that had been reported stolen, a loaded FN 57×223-caliber bull-pup style semi-automatic rifle, and a large amount of cash in different dresser drawers.

Agents also found, in other parts of the residence, an additional 1,754 grams of fentanyl, 877 grams of heroin, 35 grams of ecstasy, nine pounds of marijuana, a loaded Palmetto State Armory 9mm semi-automatic pistol that had been reported stolen, and a kilogram hydraulic brick press.

The charges contained in this indictment are simply accusations, and not evidence of guilt. Evidence supporting the charges must be presented to a federal trial jury, whose duty is to determine guilt or innocence.

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Megan A. Baker. It was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration.

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