Four sentenced in Macon drug trafficking investigation

Federal investigators say the group distributed cocaine and possessed dozens of firearms during the operation.

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Four people were sentenced to federal prison this week after investigators dismantled a Macon-based armed drug trafficking network that distributed kilograms of cocaine and possessed dozens of firearms, including a machine gun.

According to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Georgia, the sentences stem from the FBI’s two-year investigation known as Operation Mobile Order.

• 31-year-old Devonta Jackson of Macon was sentenced Monday to 155 months in prison followed by four years of supervised release after pleading guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances.
• 30-year-old Laderion Jacobs of Macon was sentenced to 100 months in prison followed by four years of supervised release after pleading guilty to the same charge.
• 31-year-old Ladarrious King of Macon was sentenced to 70 months in prison followed by four years of supervised release after pleading guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances.
• 51-year-old Tanya Card of Macon was sentenced to 70 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute cocaine base.

A fifth defendant, 29-year-old Leroy Mintz, also of Macon, was sentenced February 5 to 132 months in prison followed by four years of supervised release after pleading guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances.

Federal prosecutors say several other defendants, including six from Macon, have pleaded guilty and are awaiting sentencing.

According to court documents, the investigation began in 2022 and targeted a drug trafficking organization led by 53-year-old Eddie Reese of Atlanta.

Investigators say the group operated a drug distribution site on Richard Street in Macon that functioned as a “trap house,” where members of the organization worked shifts to sell cocaine and crack cocaine. The release says the location operated “like a restaurant.”

During the investigation, the FBI conducted nine controlled purchases of drugs and intercepted phone calls and text messages related to kilogram-level cocaine transactions from an Atlanta supplier.

Agents executed 11 federal search warrants in November 2023 in Macon, Warner Robins and Atlanta. Investigators seized cocaine, $93,247 in cash and 26 firearms, including a machine gun recovered from a home on Williamson Road in Macon.