Quaveris Leshaun Mims, Methamphetamine Trafficking, Georgia 2024

A Dublin man has been sentenced to prison for his role in a middle Georgia methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy.

Quaveris Leshaun Mims, 51, of Dublin, Ga., was sentenced to 108 months in prison after pleading guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Cocaine, said Jill E. Steinberg, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia.

The sentence was handed down by U.S. District Court Judge Dudley H. Bowen, who also fined Mims $2,000 and ordered him to serve three years of supervised release upon completion of his prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.

The investigation, dubbed Operation ‘The Hole,’ was an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) investigation coordinated by agents of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, along with the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office and the Ocmulgee Drug Task Force.

The investigation targeted a drug-trafficking ring moving large quantities of methamphetamine, cocaine, crack cocaine, and marijuana into the Laurens County area starting as early as 2017.

Mims was just one of eight defendants who pleaded guilty in the case. The others include:

Rodney Jarrod Denson, 46, of Dublin, Ga., sentenced to 262 months in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy charges. Denson was a drug supplier for other defendants.

Anthony Michael Denson, 51, of Dublin, Ga., sentenced to 92 months in prison after pleading guilty to a conspiracy charge. He is the brother of Rodney Denson.

Nicholas Turner, 27, of East Dublin, Ga., sentenced to 112 months in prison after pleading guilty to a conspiracy charge.

Brandon Payne, 28, of Dublin, Ga., sentenced to 121 months in prison after pleading guilty to a conspiracy charge. Payne is a stepson of Rodney Denson.

Constance Victoria Moore, 36, of McRae-Helena, Ga., sentenced to 24 months in prison after pleading guilty to a conspiracy charge.

Zandera Finney, 36, of Warner Robins, Ga., sentenced to 120 months in prison after pleading guilty to a conspiracy charge.

Desergio Kates, 26, of Dublin, Ga., sentenced to 14 months in prison after pleading guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana. Kates is a stepson of Rodney Denson.

‘A collaborative effort from multiple law enforcement agencies identified and shut down this prolific drug-trafficking network in middle Georgia,’ U.S. Attorney Steinberg said. ‘These eight guilty pleas reflect the continued hard work and dedication of our law enforcement partners to make their communities safer.’

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