New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty in Methamphetamine-Trafficking Conspiracy

Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that CLARK McALPIN, age 37, of New Orleans, pled guilty Wednesday to participating in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy throughout the New Orleans area.  Specifically, McALPIN pled guilty to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture of methamphetamine. 

According to court documents, in 2016, codefendant STEVEN LYONS was a New Orleans-based drug trafficker who was receiving parcels of methamphetamine via common mail carriers.  McALPIN would assist LYONS in distributing the quantities of methamphetamine in the New Orleans area. 

LYONS pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute between 15 and 45 kilograms of methamphetamine and is scheduled to be sentenced on November 1, 2017.

For his role in the conspiracy, McALPIN faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison, a maximum life sentence, a fine of up to $10,000,000 and at least five years of supervised release.  U.S. District Judge Ivan L.R. Lemelle set sentencing for McALPIN on January 24, 2018.

Acting U.S. Attorney Evans praised the work of the United States Postal Inspection Service, Louisiana State Police, Amtrak Police, and St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Office in investigating this matter. Assistant United States Attorney Brandon Long is in charge of the prosecution.