Hardin County Woman Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine
Jackson, Tn. – Lytrice Adams, 36, of Savannah, Tennessee, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine. D. Michael Dunavant, United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, announced the sentence today.
According to information presented in court, in July 2023, agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration and the 24th Judicial District Drug Task Force began investigating a drug trafficking operation in Hardin County, Tennessee. During the investigation, agents utilized controlled purchases of methamphetamine, Title III wiretaps, and other investigative tactics.
Using wiretap interceptions, agents identified Alveto Higgins—who was then residing in Middle Tennessee—as the supplier of the operation. The controlled purchases were made from Adams and Higgins at Adams’s residence in Savannah. Agents were ultimately able to purchase over 350 grams of actual methamphetamine from Adams and Higgins.
Following her guilty plea to distributing methamphetamine, United States District Judge S. Thomas Anderson sentenced Adams to 120 months in prison and five years of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system. Higgins has also pled guilty in this case, and he will be sentenced later this year.
U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant said, "Using various methods, techniques, sources, and strategies, we are taking the fight to the drug trafficking organizations. Drug dealers can no longer hide in any part of the Western District of Tennessee, and this sentence demonstrates our commitment to remove poison peddlers from our streets."
“Drug dealers like Lytrice Adams, who poison our communities and display little to no empathy for their victims, should expect to meet the full weight of our justice system,” said DEA Special Agent in Charge Jim Scott. “The lengthy sentence handed down today should give Ms. Adams time to reflect on her criminal actions and hopefully she’ll come out of prison a better person.”
This case was investigated by members of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the 24th Judicial Drug Task Force, and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI).
Assistant United States Attorney Josh Morrow prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.