Joint drug trafficking investigation led to nearly a dozen arrests

Multiple arrests have been made in a joint investigation targeting drug trafficking in the Northern District of Mississippi.

On October 28, 2020, Agents with the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, Starkville Police Department Narcotics Division, Lowndes County Narcotics Task Force, Grenada Police Department Narcotics, Clay County Sheriff’s Department, Oktibbeha County Sheriff’s Department, Webster County Sheriff’s Department, and Calhoun County Sheriff’s Department located and arrested the following individuals in Clay, Oktibbeha, Webster, and Grenada counties:

• Terrance Chandler, 42, was charged with Conspiracy to Distribute Marijuana and Money Laundering. • Curtis Washington, 61, was charged with Conspiracy to Distribute Marijuana.
• Marcquell Patterson, 41, was charged with Conspiracy to Distribute Marijuana and Interstate Travel in

Aid of Racketeering.
• Bobby Earl Brownlee, 41, was charged with Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine and Cocaine. • Antony Hunter, 39, was charged with Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine and Cocaine.
• Robert Quinn, 53, was charged with Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine and Cocaine.
• Jamie Logan, 38, was charged with Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine and Cocaine.
• Steven Posley, 40, was charged with Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine and Cocaine.
• Steven Calvert, 43, was charged with Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine and Cocaine.
• Cordarius Westmoreland, 29, was charged with Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine.
• Bernard Smith, 26, was charged with Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine.

The arrests are the culmination of a year-long investigation referred to as “Operation: House of Shards.” The investigation targeted the large-scale distribution of methamphetamine, cocaine, and marijuana within Oktibbeha, Lowndes, Clay, Webster, Grenada, Calhoun, and Chickasaw counties. During the investigation, Agents determined that large quantities of drugs were brought into the Northern District of Mississippi from the Western United States. The investigation resulted in the seizure of 7,901 grams of methamphetamine, 202 grams of cocaine HCL, 166 grams of crack cocaine, 90,148 grams of marijuana, and $418,197 in U.S. Currency.

During the investigation, Agents received significant assistance from the Arkansas State Police and Phoenix Police Department (AZ). The North MS Narcotics Task Force, Tupelo Police Department Criminal Investigations Division, and Lee County Sheriff’s Department also assisted in the investigation.

This investigation is ongoing with more arrests expected.