Wiggins Man Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute over 250 Grams of a Substance Containing Fentanyl

Gulfport, MS – A Wiggins man was sentenced to 84 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute over 250 grams of a substance containing fentanyl. 

George Tavoris Moore, Jr., 28, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Gulfport.

According to court documents, on September 7, 2023, the Wiggins Police Department received information that Moore was expected to receive a package containing fentanyl at a Wiggins address.  A subsequent investigation led to a search of the Wiggins residence and the package.  The search yielded approximately 252 grams of pills containing fentanyl.

Moore was indicted by a federal grand jury on September 19, 2023.  He pled guilty on February 26, 2024, to possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance.

According to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, fentanyl is approximately 100 times more potent than morphine and 50 times more potent than heroin.  The DEA reports that two milligrams of fentanyl can be lethal, and one kilogram of fentanyl has the potential to kill 500,000 people.  More facts on fentanyl can be found at https://www.dea.gov/resources/facts-about-fentanyl and https://www.dea.gov/resources/facts-about-fentanyl.

U.S. Attorney Todd W. Gee of the Southern District of Mississippi and Special Agent in Charge Eric DeLaune of Homeland Security Investigations in New Orleans made the announcement.

The case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations and the Wiggins Police Department.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Erica Rose prosecuted the case.