Former Pontiac Man Convicted in Multistate Heroin and Meth Shipping Conspiracy

DETROIT – A federal jury convicted Anthony Roy Milligan, Jr., on drug conspiracy charges, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced today. This conviction concluded a four-day trial held in Detroit before U.S. District Judge Mark A. Goldsmith.

Ison was joined in the announcement by Orville O. Greene, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement Administration, Detroit Division, and Rodney Hopkins, U.S. Postal Inspector in Charge, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Detroit Division.

Anthony Milligan, 37, formerly of Pontiac, was convicted of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute more than 1 kilogram of heroin and more than 500 grams of methamphetamine. Milligan was also convicted of possession of more than 100 grams of heroin with intent to distribute. Evidence at trial showed that Milligan sent packages of heroin and methamphetamine through the U.S. mail to his network of distributors across the county. The United States Postal Inspection Service and the Drug Enforcement Administration intercepted several of those packages, and traced them back to Milligan, a previously convicted drug dealer.

“Our office will vigorously pursue drug traffickers who traffic in dangerous drugs like heroin and methamphetamine.” stated United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison. “This verdict is a result of outstanding teamwork between the U.S. Postal Service and the Drug Enforcement Administration.”

“This verdict should also serve as a reminder to those who abuse our community by peddling dangerous narcotics – law enforcement will find you and bring you to justice,” said DEA Special Agent in Charge Greene.

“The conviction of Mr. Milligan, Jr., is another example of the commitment the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and our law enforcement partners have in identifying, disrupting, and arresting those individuals who attempt to distribute illicit drugs through the U.S. Mail," said Rodney Hopkins, Inspector in Charge of the U.S Postal Inspection Service's Detroit Division. "We will continue to pursue those drug traffickers who attempt to exploit the distribution channels of the Postal Service and bring harm to our employees and the community. I would like to thank the Detroit Drug Enforcement Agency Field Office and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan for their persistence and dedication in this investigation.”

Given the type and quantity of drugs involved and because he is a repeat drug-trafficking offender, Milligan is facing a mandatory 15-year prison sentence, with a maximum possible sentence of life imprisonment.

This case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the United States Postal Inspection Service. It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Robert White and Thomas Franzinger.

This prosecution 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.