Plaquemines Parish Man Sentenced to 190 Months for Violations of the Federal Controlled Substances Act

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that CARL BLAKE RILEY, JR., age 47, a resident of Plaquemines Parish, was sentenced on April 13, 2023 to 190 months imprisonment, 5 years of supervised release, and a $200 mandatory special assessment fee by U.S. District Judge Eldon E. Fallon, after he pled guilty to a two-count indictment charging him with possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession with the intent to distribute heroin, 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, during a search of RILEY’s home, police found approximately 880 grams of methamphetamine and approximately 25 grams of heroin.  RILEY received the narcotics from California and distributed them in the Plaquemines Parish area.

This case was investigated by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the Plaquemines Parish Sheriff’s Office.  The prosecution was handled by Assistant United States Attorney J. Benjamin Myers of the Narcotics Unit.