Terrebonne Parish Man Guilty of Mailing Large Quantities of Methamphetamine from California to Louisiana

NEW ORLEANS – Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that TORREZ DRANE (“DRANE”), age 32, a resident of Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, pled guilty before United States District Judge Wendy B. Vitter on March 25, 2025, to possession with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(A). 

At his impending June 17, 2025 sentencing, DRANE faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison, up to a maximum of life in prison, up to a $10,000,000.00 fine, at least five years of supervised release, and a $100 mandatory special assessment fee.

According to court records, DRANE made several trips to California, purchased large amounts of methamphetamine, and shipped the drugs back to the Eastern District of Louisiana by mail, so he could then re-distribute the drugs to individuals in South Louisiana.  Agents intercepted one of these packages that contained over 8,800 grams of pure methamphetamine.

The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Houma Police Department, the Louisiana State Police, and the Terrebonne and Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Offices.  The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Maurice Landrieu of the Narcotics Unit.

This case is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) investigation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations that threaten the United States by using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach that leverages the strengths of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies against criminal networks.