Tickfaw Man Sentenced for Distributing Kilograms of Fentanyl

NEW ORLEANS, LA - LARRY G. TURNER, (TURNER), age 52, of Tangipahoa Parish, was recently sentenced by U.S. District Judge Barry W Ashe to 168 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, announced U.S. Attorney David I Courcelle. TURNER previously pled guilty to Conspiracy to distribute, and possess with intent to distribute, more than 400 grams of fentanyl, in violation of Title 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1); §841(b)(1)(A), and 846.

According to the indictment, beginning on a time unknown but continuing until at least June 26, 2025, TURNER 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 mainly revolved around TURNER's residence in Tickfaw, Louisiana. The execution of a federal search warrant at TURNER's residence led to the recovery of over five (5) kilograms of fentanyl, in counterfeit pill form, along with multiple firearms.

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 Narcotics Unit.

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