Memphis Man Sentenced To 10 Years For Trafficking 20 Lbs Of Meth To Marshall County OXFORD, MS. – United States Attorney Scott Leary announced two separate convictions resulting from Homeland Security Task Force investigations. Albert Ardell Scott, 38, of Memphis, Tennessee, was sentenced today to ten years in prison for delivering 20 pounds of methamphetamine to Mississippi. The DEA conducted this Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) investigation. According to court documents, Scott made the methamphetamine delivery from the Memphis area to Byhalia, MS, in May of 2025. Scott was part of a multi-defendant conspiracy which operated in Tennessee and Mississippi. Several members remain currently charged by indictment, and all defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

Chief United States District Judge Debra M. Brown sentenced Scott to 120 months, followed by 5 years of supervised release.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Julie Addison prosecuted this case. Tupelo Man Sentenced To Over 15 Years For Possessing Hundreds of Meth &Fentanyl PillsIn another case, James Homan, 44, of Tupelo, was sentenced today to over 15 years in prison for possessing with intent to distribute significant quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl.

The FBI conducted this HSTF investigation, which resulted in the seizure of more than 600 grams of methamphetamine and over 100 grams of fentanyl. Homan had a lengthy criminal history. Chief United States District Judge Debra M. Brown sentenced Homan to 188 months, followed by 5 years of supervised release.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Julie Addison and Sam Stringfellow prosecuted the cases.

U.S. Attorney Scott Leary stated, “Homeland Security Task Forces were created by Executive Order in 2025. The HSTF is a whole-of-government partnership dedicated to eliminating criminal cartels and drug trafficking organizations operating in the United States and abroad. We are again seeing the great law enforcement results from the HSTF initiative. Methamphetamine is among the most addictive and destructive drugs this country has ever faced. Likewise, one fentanyl pill can be fatal, and in this case enough fentanyl was seized to create thousands of pills. The FBI and DEA took these drugs off the streets of the Northern District of Mississippi, and today our communities are safer. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Julie Addison and Sam Stringfellow prosecuted the case. They are valuable assets to the Northern District of Mississippi. Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Jackson Field Office Robert Eikhoff said, "Homan intended to distribute massive quantities of deadly methamphetamine and fentanyl pills throughout Mississippi, putting our communities at risk and destroying lives in the process. Today’s sentence should serve as a warning to others who engage in this dangerous and illegal activity: illicit drugs will not be tolerated. The FBI and our law enforcement partners remain steadfast in our commitment to protecting public safety and holding those who threaten our communities accountable for their criminal actions." These operations and convictions are part of the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) initiative established by Executive Order 14159, Protecting the American People Against Invasion. 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 not only on cartel crimes, but also 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.