U.S. Department
of Justice
Press Release
New Orleans Man Guilty of Drug Trafficking and Firearms Violations
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – TYREESE QUINCY (“QUINCY”), age 26, pleaded guilty on April 16, 2026, before U.S. District Judge Eldon E. Fallon to possession with intent to distribute controlled substances and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, announced United States Attorney David I. Courcelle.
According to court documents, QUINCY was charged along with co-defendants in a multi-count superseding indictment with narcotics trafficking and firearms violations. According to the superseding indictment, from late 2022 until May of 2023, the men distributed fentanyl throughout the New Orleans area and possessed marijuana, cocaine, and fentanyl. Moreover, loaded firearms were found nearby the controlled substances located throughout this investigation, indicating that the firearms were being utilized to further the drug trafficking crimes.
QUINCY will be sentenced on August 6, 2026 and faces the following penalties:
Count 11 - Possession with Intent to Distribute Controlled Substances, 21 U.S.C § § 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(C), and 841(b)(1)(D) A maximum of twenty (20) years imprisonment, and/or a fine of not more than $1,000,000.00, at least three (3) years of supervised release, and a $100 mandatory special assessment fee.
Count 12 - Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A)(i) A mandatory minimum of five (5) years up to a maximum of life in prison and a fine of not more than $250,000.00 (any prison sentence imposed in connection with this Count must be served consecutively to any other prison sentence), up to five (5) years of supervised release, and a $100 mandatory special assessment fee.
This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Assistant United States Attorney Mike Trummel of the Violent Crime 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 April 22, 2026
Topic
Project Safe Neighborhoods