Categories: Mississippi News

Meridian man gets 41 years for multi-state drug trafficking

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – A Meridian man was sentenced to more than 41 years in prison for his role in a multi-state drug trafficking organization.

According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Samuel Boler, 33, was sentenced to 500 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.

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According to court documents, from June 2016 through May 2018, Boler conspired with others to distribute kilogram quantities of methamphetamine from California and Tennessee into central Mississippi. This case is the result of an extensive investigation dubbed “Operation Highlife,” which targeted illegal methamphetamine distribute in central Mississippi.

Samuel Ykem Boler (Courtesy: Madison Co. Detention Center)

This case was investigated by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations and the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics.

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