Crime

Louisiana man sentenced to 17 years for mailing drugs to Gulfport

A Louisiana man was sentenced to 17 years in federal prison for sending mail to Gulfport.

The incident was part of a sting after a confidential source told Homeland Security investigators that Deandrea Keion Malbrough, 30, was sending methamphetamine to South Mississippi, according to information from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

The source then assisted in connecting an undercover agent with Malbrough. Charges for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute two pounds of methamphetamine resulted after Malbrough mailed the drugs to agents at a Gulfport address.

A federal grand jury indicted Malbrough last February. Malbrough pleaded guilty to the charge in July,

Mona Moore
Sun Herald
Mona Moore was a Service Journalism Desk Editor for the Sun Herald in Mississippi; Mahoning Matters in Ohio; and the Ledger-Enquirer and Telegraph in Georgia. Originally from West Covina, California, she holds a bachelor’s and master’s in corporate and public communication from the University of South Alabama. Mona’s writing and photography have been recognized by press associations in Mississippi, North Carolina and Florida.
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