Kevin Johnson, 34, was sentenced to two and a half years in prison for heroin trafficking charges. U.S. District Judge Mary Ann Vial Lemmon delivered the sentence after Johnson's guilty plea to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin. Alongside 30 months of incarceration, Johnson faces 3 years of supervised release and must pay a $100 mandatory special assessment fee, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office Eastern District of Louisiana
Under the scrutiny of the Federal Bureau Investigation New Orleans Gang Task Force and local authorities, the investigation that targeted Johnson uncovered a drug distribution network spanning from April 2021. As detailed in court documents, the package seized on June 22, 2021, contained 485 grams of heroin mailed by co-conspirator Al Vernon Brown from California to New Orleans intended for Johnson, confirming their intention to stir the pot of the illicit drug trade.
The investigation that led to Johnson's downfall was a result of teamwork by the FBI's New Orleans Gang Task Force, New Orleans Police Department, Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office, and the Gretna Major Crimes Task Force. Assistant United States Attorney Rachal Cassagne of the Narcotics Unit is responsible for handling the prosecution.
