Man Sentenced to 210 Months in Prison on Drug and Weapons Charges

GREENSBORO – A Mount Gilead man was sentenced today to more than 17 years in prison after pleading guilty to two drug charges and two firearms charges, announced United States Attorney Sandra J. Hairston of the Middle District of North Carolina (MDNC).  

SAK KEOSOUMA, age 37, was indicted in March 2023 on one count of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, one count of possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl, and three counts related to his possession of firearms.  KEOSOUMA entered a guilty plea to the drug counts and two of three gun counts on May 1, 2023.

According to court documents, investigators seized approximately 138 grams of methamphetamine, 232 grams of fentanyl, 16 grams of suspected heroin, 3,759 grams of marihuana, 230 grams of suspected hallucinogenic mushrooms, and approximately $26,750 in United States currency.

Additionally, according to court documents, the firearms seized included a Glock 9mm pistol, an Aero Precision multi-caliber rifle, and nine privately manufactured firearms bearing no serial numbers. These nine privately manufactured and untraceable firearms are also known as “ghost guns.” Seven of the nine ghost guns were Polymer 80 9mm pistols. The other two ghost guns included a .300Blk caliber rifle with an attached firearm silencer that also lacked serial numbers, and a 7.62x39mm/.223 caliber rifle with a “Wide Open Trigger” installed that allowed the rifle to fire automatically, thus constituting a “machinegun” under the National Firearms Act (NFA). Both the silencer and the rifle with the “Wide Open Trigger” constituted NFA "firearms” that require a license and registration in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record (NFRTR).

KEOSOUMA was sentenced to a 210-month term of imprisonment by the Honorable Loretta C. Biggs, United States District Judge in the United States District Court for the MDNC. In addition to prison time, KEOSUMA was ordered to forfeit 11 firearms and more than 500 rounds of ammunition and will be subject to supervised release for 4 years following his release from prison.

This case arises from an investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, the Moore County Sheriff's Office and Drug Enforcement Administration Laboratory. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Craig M. Principe.  

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