Jefferson Parish Sentenced to 10 Years for Distributing Heroin, Methamphetamine, and Fentanyl

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that FLOYD ROBERTSON, 27, from Jefferson Parish, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Barry W. Ashe to 10 years imprisonment , 8 years of supervised release, and a $400 mandatory special assessment fee, after previously pleading guilty to three counts of distribution of methamphetamine and one count of distribution of a substance containing both heroin and fentanyl, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(A), and 841(b)(1)(C).

According to court documents, on three separate occasions between February and June 2021, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents conducted controlled purchases of narcotics from ROBERTSON.  During the transactions, ROBERTSON distributed more than fifty (50) grams of methamphetamine and a quantity of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of heroin and fentanyl. 

This case was investigated by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office.  The prosecution was handled by Assistant United States Attorney Nolan D. Paige, Chief of the Narcotics Unit.