Louisiana Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison Time After DEA Investigation into Drug Distribution Conspiracy

Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana – A Louisiana woman has been sentenced to time in federal prison after a DEA investigation into a drug distribution conspiracy.

Calleigh Amos, 30, of Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, was sentenced on June 8, 2023, by U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan to six months in prison, three years of supervised release, and a $100 obligatory special assessment charge. Amos previously pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine under Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(C), and 846.

A Drug Enforcement Administration investigation discovered that Amos was participating in a drugs distribution conspiracy with numerous other co-conspirators between June 8, 2020, and June 5, 2021, according to court records. Amos was a regular distributor of methamphetamine as part of the conspiracy.

The Drug Enforcement Administration and the Plaquemines Parish Sheriff’s Office investigated this case. Assistant United States Attorney J. Benjamin Myers of the Narcotics Unit handled the prosecution.