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A ruthless meth kingpin has been brought to justice after a year-long investigation into his kilogram-level trafficking operation in Western North Carolina. Jeremy Donovan Dula, 38, was sentenced to 18 years in prison for distributing the deadly poison.
On October 22, 2025, Dula pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, a crime that carried a hefty price tag: four kilograms of the potent substance, worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, was seized during the investigation.
According to court records, Dula’s operation used an apartment in Lenoir as a stash house and sales hub. He was caught red-handed during a sting operation, where an undercover agent posing as a courier transported the deadly cargo from Georgia to Burke County.
When investigators pulled over Dula, they found four plastic bags containing 3.821 kilograms of pure methamphetamine and one bag containing 28.55 grams of fentanyl inside a box in the trunk of the undercover’s vehicle.
U.S. Attorney Russ Ferguson vowed to take down more of these poison peddlers, saying: ‘Drug traffickers who bring dangerous drugs into our community should know this: you will be identified and prosecuted.’
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📋 Key Facts
- Crime: Drug Trafficking
- Defendant: Western North Carolina
- Location: NC
- Source: DOJ Press Release
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