Tickfaw Man Guilty of Distribution of Kilograms of Fentanyl

NEW ORLEANS, LA - JOSHUA MOSS, ("MOSS"), age 29, of Tangipahoa Parish, pled guilty today before U.S. District Judge Barry W. Ashe on August 27, 2026, to Count One of the Superseding Indictment, conspiracy to distribute, and possess with intent to distribute, more than 400 grams of fentanyl and 500 grams of methamphetamine, in violation of Title 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1); §841(b)(1)(A), and 846, announced U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle.

MOSS also pled guilty to Count Five and admitted that he possessed with intent to distribute the same controlled substances alleged in Count One. Judge Ashe scheduled sentencing for November 19, 2026. At sentencing as to both counts, MOSS faces a mandatory minimum sentence of ten (10) years and up to life imprisonment, up to a $10,000,000 fine, and at least five (5) years of supervised release. There is also a $100 mandatory special assessment fee imposed per count.

According to the indictment, beginning on a time unknown but continuing until at least June 26, 2025, MOSS, and several other individuals, conspired to distribute, and possess with intent to distribute, multiple kilograms of fentanyl throughout the Tangipahoa, St. Tammany, and Washington Parishes region of the Eastern District of Louisiana. The conspiracy centered around MOSS' father's residence in Tickfaw, Louisiana. The execution of a federal search warrant at this residence led to the recovery of over five (5) kilograms of fentanyl in counterfeit pill form. A search warrant executed at another residence tied to MOSS led to the seizure of over 1,000 grams of methamphetamine and over 5,000 grams of fentanyl.

U.S. Attorney Courcelle praised the work of the Drug Enforcement Administration's Fentanyl Overdose Response Team (FORT), Hammond Police Department, Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office, 22nd JDC District Attorney's Office, Washington Parish Sheriff's Office and the Louisiana National Guard. FORT was also assisted by the Louisiana State Police, Bogalusa Police Department, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office. The prosecution is being handled by Assistant United States Attorney Stuart Theriot of the Violent Crimes Unit.

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