GULFPORT MAN CONVICTED AT TRIAL OF FENTANYL OFFENSES

Gulfport, MS – After a three-day trial, on January 14, 2026, a jury in Gulfport, Mississippi convicted, Marcus Agee, 35, of Gulfport, Mississippi of one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and two counts of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.
 

According to the evidence and testimony presented during trial, Agee was serving a prison sentence in the Federal Bureau of Prisons in Beaumont, Texas, while running a drug trafficking conspiracy based in Gulfport, Mississippi.  Agee directed other members of the conspiracy to make fentanyl sales, transfer the proceeds of fentanyl sales, and store fentanyl through messaging applications, text messages, and video calls on a contraband cell phone.  He also arranged for the shipment of fentanyl to Gulfport, Mississippi for distribution. 
 

Ultimately, law enforcement recovered a brick of fentanyl weighing over 900 grams and over 15,000 fake pills, some of which tested positive for fentanyl, which were attributable to Agee’s drug conspiracy.  Photos are provided below:

Agee’s sentencing is scheduled for May 12, 2026.  He faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years imprisonment and a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.

The Drug Enforcement Administration, with the assistance of the Gulfport Police Department, Harrison County Sheriff’s Department, and Federal Bureau of Prisons, investigated the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Hunter McCreight and Jonathan Buckner prosecuted the case.