Gulfport man sentenced to five years in prison for possession with intent to distribute over 80 grams of fentanyl

GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - A Gulfport man was sentenced to 60 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute 81.1 grams of fentanyl.

Ashton Craig Cuevas, 19, was sentenced in the U.S. District Court in Gulfport.

According to court documents, on April 21, 2023, the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office conducted a search warrant on Cuevas’s residence in Gulfport. The search took place a day after Harrison County conducted the purchase of fentanyl pills from Cuevas.

The search of Cuevas’s home yielded 81.1 grams of fentanyl, as well as the pre-recorded buy money from the controlled purchase on April 20.

Cuevas pleaded guilty on August 22, 2023, to possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance.

The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Erica Rose prosecuted the case.

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