Memphis Man Sentenced for Possession of Fentanyl and Multiple Firearms

Memphis, TN – A Memphis man has been sentenced to over nine years of imprisonment for possession of over 200 grams of fentanyl and numerous firearms discovered during a search of his residence.  Reagan Fondren, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, announced the sentence today.

According to information presented in court, in May 2023, agents with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Memphis and detectives with the Bartlett Police Department began investigating the distribution of large amounts of fentanyl in the Memphis area.  During the investigation, law enforcement identified Myshun Jefferson, 21, as a fentanyl distributor and learned that he was distributing narcotics from two Memphis locations.  The agents and detectives arranged for at least one controlled purchase at each property.

Based on information obtained from the controlled purchases, search warrants were executed on the two properties.  Agents and detectives discovered Jefferson at the residence on Baywood Avenue, along with more than 200 grams of a mixture and substance containing fentanyl and four firearms.

One of those four firearms was a Glock pistol discovered in a sofa near Jefferson when law enforcement officers entered the home. This pistol had an unregistered aftermarket device allowing the firearm to act as a machine gun, also known as a “switch,” installed.  Two of the other firearms discovered during the search of the residence were also unlawfully altered: a second Glock pistol, also fitted with an automatic “switch” device, and a JTS 12-gauge illegal short-barrel shotgun.

Jefferson was indicted in September 2023 for possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking activity. On September 4, 2024, Jefferson entered a guilty plea on the two-count indictment.

On November 19, 2024, United States District Court Judge Mark S. Norris sentenced Jefferson to 117 months of incarceration with a three-year period of supervised release to follow.  There is no parole in the federal system.

“HSI, alongside our law enforcement partners across Tennessee, will continue to pursue those who pose a significant threat to public safety through the illegal possession of firearms and contribute to the opioid crisis,” said Homeland Security Investigations Deputy Special Agent in Charge Colin Jackson.  “Today’s sentence reflects the serious nature and consequences of engaging in the illegal possession and distribution of fentanyl, a drug that continues to claim lives and devastate communities.”

This case was investigated by HSI Memphis and the Bartlett Police Department. The United States Customs and Border Patrol Laboratories in Savannah, Georgia assisted in this investigation.

Acting U.S. Attorney Reagan Fondren thanked Assistant United States Attorney Bryce H. Phillips who prosecuted this case, as well as the law enforcement partners who investigated the case.

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