GULFPORT, Miss. ( WJTV ) – A Compton, California, man pled guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 113 grams of fentanyl.
According to court documents, Jayma Nettles, 46, was identified as being a member of a drug-trafficking organization in California that was sending packages of narcotics to Mississippi dating back to 2019.
Court stops two men, business from selling ‘tax plans’ in Mississippi Prosecutors said the overall investigation yielded 5,766 grams of pure methamphetamine, 236 grams of fentanyl, 84.2 grams of cocaine, and 7.8 kilograms of marijuana that were shipped to the Gulf Coast. According to investigators, Nettles was responsible for sending 113 grams of fentanyl to the Coast in October 2022.
Nettles pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance. He is scheduled to be sentenced on November 20, 2024, and faces up to 40 years in prison.
The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
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