Source: Office of United States Attorneys
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that on January 16, 2025, TYRAN ADAMS (“ADAMS”), age 34, of Harvey, Louisiana, pled guilty before U.S. District Judge Eldon E. Fallon to possession, with intent to distribute, tapentadol.
According to court documents, ADAMS, was arrested on June 18, 2024, for possession of 200 tablets of tapentadol. ADAMS faces up to twenty (20) years imprisonment, up to a $1,000,000 fine, up to three (3) years of supervised release, and a $100 mandatory special assessment fee. He is scheduled for sentencing on April 24, 2025.
This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation – New Orleans Gang Task Force. Special Assistant United States Attorney James Ollinger and Assistant United States Attorney Mike Trummel of the Violent Crimes Unit are in charge of the prosecution.