United States Drug Enforcement Administration

Gulfport, MS – A Gulfport man was sentenced May 29th, 2026 to life in prison for fentanyl offenses and 300 months in prison for conspiracy to commit witness tampering.

According to the evidence and testimony presented during trial, while Agee was serving a prison sentence in the Federal Bureau of Prisons in Beaumont, Texas, he ran a drug trafficking conspiracy based in Gulfport, Mississippi.  Agee directed other members of the conspiracy to make fentanyl sales, transfer the proceeds of fentanyl sales, and store fentanyl through messaging applications, text messages, and video calls on a contraband cell phone.  He also arranged for the shipment of fentanyl from Mexico to Gulfport, Mississippi for distribution. During the course of the investigation, law enforcement seized over 2.5 kilograms of fentanyl, which was attributable to Agee’s drug conspiracy. Ultimately, the total amount of fentanyl attributable to Agee’s conspiracy was over 4 kilograms.

Shortly before trial began, law enforcement discovered that Agee was actively conspiring with others to tamper with the Government’s witnesses.  He was subsequently charged with conspiracy to commit witness tampering.  He pleaded guilty to that offense. 

“We will continue to aggressively pursue those traffickers who flood our communities with poison. This case demonstrates that organized crime can operate from anywhere.” said U.S. Attorney Baxter Kruger. “I commend my prosecutors and law enforcement partners their life saving work and continued commitment to this effort.” 

"Fentanyl is a devastating plague on our communities, and the lengths to which this individual went to sustain his criminal enterprise – using contraband phones from prison and conspiring to tamper with government witnesses – demonstrates a complete disregard for human life and the law," said DEA Assistant Special Agent in Charge Anessa Daniels-McCaw. "Thanks to the seamless, coordinated efforts of our law enforcement partners, a major source of synthetic opioids has been permanently dismantled, ensuring our neighborhoods are safer today."

U.S. Attorney J.E. Baxter Kruger of the Southern District of Mississippi; and DEA Assistant Special Agent in Charge Anessa Daniels-McCaw made the announcement.

The Drug Enforcement Administration, with the assistance of the Gulfport Police Department, Harrison County Sheriff’s Department, and Federal Bureau of Prisons, investigated the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Hunter McCreight and Jonathan Buckner prosecuted the case.