William Lang, 47, of New Orleans, has been sentenced to ten years in federal prison after pleading guilty to charges related to drug distribution, including cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl. The announcement came last Wednesday, as part of a crackdown by the United States District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo. The Department of Justice reported that Lang's conviction included a subsequent five years of supervised release and a mandatory special assessment fee of $100.
In addition to his incarceration, Lang and his unnamed co-conspirators were identified as having been involved in a conspiracy to distribute significant quantities of narcotics within the Eastern District of Louisiana. Court documents reveal that Lang intends to fully comply with the conditions of his sentencing. He has been swept up in the larger mission of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) to aggressively pursue and dismantle sophisticated criminal drug networks.
The collective effort against Lang and his associates was spearheaded by the Drug Enforcement Administration's New Orleans Field Division Office. This collaboration brought together a coalition of law enforcement from various agencies, demonstrating the unwavering resolve to target drug trafficking operations. According to the DOJ, the investigational task force included the Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States Border Patrol, and multiple local sheriff offices and police departments across Louisiana.
Assistant United States Attorney Lynn E. Schiffman, part of the Narcotics Unit, is credited with handling the prosecution.
