Jackson Men Sentenced to Prison for their Roles in Methamphetamine Conspiracy

Jackson, Miss. – Vincent Taylor McGee, 30, and Jose Pacheco, 41, both of Jackson, were sentenced by U.S. District Judge William H. Barbour, Jr. today for their roles in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and DEA Assistant Special Agent in Charge Derryle Smith. Both defendants pled guilty before Judge Barbour on June 11, 2018.

McGee was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, for conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a detectable amount of methamphetamine. In November 2015, McGee picked up 1 kilogram of a detectable amount of methamphetamine from a Mexican source of supply in Atlanta and delivered it to a co-conspirator in Jackson.

Pacheco was sentenced to 39 months in federal prison, followed by 2 years of supervised release, for conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a detectable amount of methamphetamine. Pacheco assisted co-conspirators in arranging the purchase and delivery of 1 kilogram of methamphetamine from a source of supply in Mexico.

The case is the result of an extensive investigation, dubbed "Rock Bottom", which began as an operation targeting illegal narcotics distribution in central Mississippi that involved the distribution of cocaine, crack and methamphetamine.

The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, and the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives, with assistance from the Hinds County Sheriff’s Office, Ridgeland Police Department, Jackson Police Department, U.S. Marshals Service, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Mississippi Highway Patrol, Madison County Sheriff’s Office, Brandon Police Department, Rankin County Sheriff’s Office, Mississippi Department of Corrections, Pearl Police Department, Flowood Police Department, Bureau of Customs and Border Patrol, and the DEA Houston Field Division. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Chris Wansley.