Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Over 19 Years in Prison
Published 1:51 pm Sunday, January 30, 2022
Gulfport, Miss. – A Pennsylvania man was sentenced today to 235 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute and attempt to distribute cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca and Acting Special Agent in Charge Vernon “Jeb” Bison of Homeland Security Investigations in New Orleans.
According to court documents, Darrell Young, 47, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was found guilty by a jury following a seven- day trial in July 2021, on two counts of conspiracy and attempted drug trafficking. The trial testimony established that Young conspired with five others in the Dominican Republic, Philadelphia PA and New York, NY to purchase 17 kilos of cocaine in Gulfport. The drugs were to be taken back to New York and Philadelphia in a hidden compartment of a car that had been shipped from Philadelphia by Young. Three defendants were apprehended in downtown Gulfport during the operation. Young and defendant Anthony Abreu went to trial and were both found guilty. The third defendant entered a guilty plea prior to trial.
Homeland Security Investigations investigated the case.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Annette Williams and Jonathan Buckner prosecuted the case.
