Lizella man sentenced to 16 years for distributing fentanyl linked to Mexico-based supplier

Ike Jackson Jr. was sentenced to 200 months in federal prison after DEA agents found nearly two kilograms of fentanyl linked to a Mexico-based drug supplier.

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Lizella man who worked with a Mexico-based supplier to distribute fentanyl in the Macon area has been sentenced to more than 16 years in federal prison, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Georgia.

38-year-old Ike Jackson, Jr. was sentenced on Monday to 200 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release after pleading guilty to one count of possession of fentanyl with the intent to distribute on February 21.

There is no parole in the federal system.

“Drug traffickers are gravely harming our communities by distributing dangerous substances like fentanyl,” Acting U.S. Attorney C. Shanelle Booker said. “This case highlights our commitment to partner with law enforcement to hold those who push fentanyl accountable as we strive to eliminate these deadly drugs from our streets.”

According to court documents, DEA agents received information on February 14 from a confidential source who said someone at Jackson’s Lizella address had two kilograms of fentanyl. The source had been in contact with a supplier in Mexico who shared the details.

One day later, DEA agents arranged a controlled purchase of the fentanyl from Jackson, either at his home or at a Macon motel. Surveillance teams set up at both locations. Jackson was found at the motel and arrested by Bibb County Sheriff’s deputies as he was leaving.

Inside his motel room, agents found a black backpack with a radio labeled “IKE” and a taped headphone box containing two kilogram-sized bags of fentanyl, totaling 1,713.7 grams.

While in jail, Jackson called a family member asking them to retrieve his “bag of clothes” from the motel room—referring to the backpack—but was told nothing was there.