10/22/2026 | Press release | Archived content
ABERDEEN, MS - Harvey Savior, 39, of Louisville, Mississippi, has been found guilty of his participation in a conspiracy to traffic tens of thousands fentanyl pills. The jury's verdict was decided after a week-long trial with 16 witnesses and almost 30 trial exhibits in front of United States District Judge Robert P. Chamberlin.
Evidence at trial showed that the Federal Bureau of Investigation conducted an extensive wiretap investigation into the drug trafficking organization operating out of Winston County, Mississippi, and Phoenix, Arizona. The investigation led to seizures of large amounts of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and numerous firearms. Multiple overdoses were also tied to the organization.
The defendant and several co-defendants in this case had prior serious drug or violent felony convictions. According to court documents, the following co-defendants were also convicted of related charges:
Scott Leary, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi, stated that this case was a part of the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) initiative. Through interagency collaboration, the HSTF directs the full might of United States law enforcement, together with state and local partners, toward identifying, investigating, and prosecuting the full spectrum of crimes committed by drug trafficking organizations, which have long fueled violence and instability within our communities. Leary acknowledged the outstanding work of the FBI in investigating the case as part of its North Mississippi Safe Streets Task Force. Likewise, U.S. Marshals Service, Winston County Sheriff's Office and Louisville Police Department provided invaluable assistance in these cases. The U.S. Postal Inspection Service, ATF, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Starkville Police Department, Neshoba County Sheriff's Department, and Mississippi Highway Patrol also provided key partnership in the case.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Julie Addison and Sam Stringfellow prosecuted the case.
This case is a part of the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) initiative established by Executive Order 14159, Protecting the American People Against Invasion. The HSTF is a whole-of-government partnership dedicated to eliminating criminal cartels, foreign gangs, transnational criminal organizations and human smuggling and trafficking rings operating tin the United States and abroad. Through historic interagency collaboration, the HSTF directs the full might of United States law enforcement towards identifying, investigating, and prosecuting the full spectrum of crimes committed by these organizations, which have long fueled violence and instability within our borders. In performing this work, the HSTF places special emphasis on investigating and prosecuting those engaged in child trafficking or other crimes involving children. The HSTF further utilizes all available tools to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States. HSTF Jackson comprises agents and officers from FBI, HSI, DEA, ICE ERO, CBP, CBP OFO, CBP USBP, CBP AMO, CGIS, ATF, USMS, IRS-CI, USPIS and with the prosecution being led by the United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Mississippi.