Kevin Coffil, Heroin Trafficking, Louisiana 2021

Heroin Trafficking Kingpin Brought Down in New Orleans

A 42-month prison sentence has been handed down to Kevin Coffil, a 25-year-old resident of New Orleans, for his role in a massive heroin trafficking ring that spanned the city and Baton Rouge.

According to court records, Coffil conspired with seven others, including his uncle Arthur Johnson, to distribute over a kilogram of heroin throughout the region.

The investigation, led by the FBI’s New Orleans Gang Task Force, uncovered a sophisticated operation that used digital scales, kilo presses, and other tools of the trade to package and distribute the highly addictive substance.

On December 28, 2017, agents executed a search warrant at Johnson’s residence in New Orleans East, seizing approximately 1.3 kilograms of heroin, along with a kilo press, digital scales, and other evidence of the operation.

Later that evening, agents set up surveillance in the 7500 block of Vanderkloot Avenue, where they observed Coffil exiting a blue Jeep Wrangler carrying a Lululemon bag containing over $113,000 in US currency.

Coffil was detained and his bag searched, revealing the large sum of cash. He, along with Johnson and the other codefendants, was charged with conspiring to distribute heroin in 2018.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney David Howard Sinkman, with U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans praising the work of the FBI task force in bringing the operation to justice.

As part of his sentence, Coffil must pay a $100 mandatory special assessment fee and serve 36 months of supervised release after his prison term.

U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan handed down the 42-month sentence on October 26, 2021.

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