A New Orleans man, identified as William Lang, 46, has entered a guilty plea for his role in a drug distribution conspiracy involving significant amounts of cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced.
The plea, submitted before United States District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo on Wednesday, comes with Lang facing a potential life sentence and fines reaching up to $10 million; the minimum sentence set at ten years of imprisonment is tied to the distribution and possession with an intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine, one kilogram of heroin, and four hundred grams of fentanyl in the Eastern District of Louisiana court documents revealed, and Lang, along with his co-conspirators, were implicated in a larger effort to funnel these drugs through New Orleans.
As reported by the U.S. Attorney's Office, this case is part of a broader crackdown by the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) which targets high-level drug trafficking operations making use of a collaborative multi-agency initiative. The Task Force aims to disrupt and dismantle criminal organizations that pose a threat to national security and public safety through strategic, intelligence-driven enforcement.
The case against Lang was carried out by a host of agencies including the Drug Enforcement Administration's New Orleans Field Division Office, and assisted by a slew of partners such as the FBI, the United States Border Patrol, and multiple local law enforcement agencies, showcasing a concerted effort to clamp down on illicit narcotics distribution in the region, the investigation's lead by the DEA with assistance from supporting agencies led to the disassembly of a significant drug trafficking network operating within Louisiana.
Assistant United States Attorney Lynn E. Schiffman of the Narcotics Unit is assigned to handle the prosecution of this case, signaling an ongoing determination by federal attorneys to uphold serious penalties for those involved in such far-reaching drug conspiracies. With the sentencing yet to be scheduled, Lang is poised to serve significant time for his crimes as stipulated by his guilty plea.
