U.S. Department
of Justice
Press Release
Lutcher Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracy
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS – TROY MALBROUGH, age 48, of Lutcher, Louisiana, pled guilty on November 1, 2023 to conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute, a quantity of heroin, a quantity of fentanyl, and a quantity of methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(C), and 846 announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
According to court documents, the Drug Enforcement Administration began a drug-trafficking investigation into MALBROUGH's organization in 2019 and uncovered a conspiracy between MALBROUGH and others, to distribute heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine. Additionally, MALBROUGH himself purchased and distributed these controlled substances within the Eastern District of Louisiana. In 2018, MALBROUGH distributed fentanyl to an individual who later died after ingesting that fentanyl.
MALBROUGH faces a sentence of up to 20 years of imprisonment, a fine of up to $1,000,000.00, at least 3 years of supervised release, and a mandatory special assessment fee of $100.00. United States District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo will sentence MALBROUGH on February 21, 2024.
This effort is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level criminal organizations that threaten the United States using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach. Additional information about the OCDETF Program can be found at https://www.justice.gov/OCDETF.
U.S. Attorney Evans praised the work of the Drug Enforcement Administration in investigating this matter. Assistant United States Attorney Brittany L. Reed of the Public Integrity Unit is in charge of the prosecution.
Contact
Shane M. Jones
Public Information Officer
United States Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana
United States Department of Justice
Updated November 2, 2023
Topic
Drug Trafficking