Man Sentenced for Violations of the Federal Controlled Substances Act

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JERAD M. BARRETT, (“BARRETT”), age 41, a resident of New Orleans, was sentenced on February 26, 2025, after previously pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute, and possess with intent to distribute, fifty kilograms or more of marijuana, possession with intent to distribute, fifty kilograms or more of marijuana, and maintaining a drug-involved premises, violations of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(C), 846, and 856(a)(1), respectively, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson.  BARRETT was sentenced to 135 months imprisonment, three years of supervised release, and a $400 mandatory special assessment fee.

According to court documents, BARRETT, with the assistance of his mother, maintained his residence to cultivate and distribute kilogram quantities of marijuana.  Agents also uncovered communications between BARRETT and his mother related to distribution, packaging, and relocation of narcotics within the Eastern District of Louisiana.  During the investigation, agents recovered approximately 940 kilograms of marijuana stored in plastic bins and barrels from within BARRETT’S residence and multiple storage units associated with BARRETT.

This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Louisiana State Police, the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, and the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office.  The prosecution is being handled by Assistant United States Attorney Lynn E. Schiffman of the Narcotics Unit.