LUBBOCK, Texas — A Lubbock man who was caught selling large amounts of meth and fentanyl, Jason Eugene Morrison, 42, has agreed to plead guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute Meth, according to federal court records.
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Public records showed Morrison was arrested by the Lubbock Police Department in the 1700 block of East 50th Street on March 6.
Federal court records stated LPD and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) had been investigating Morrison’s narcotics distribution operation since July of 2023. In March of 2024, the DEA and LPD investigators executed a warrant at Morrison’s home. According to court records, authorities found 16,300 net grams of meth, 8,064 blue M-30 fentanyl pills and approximately three pounds of marijuana.
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If his plea is accepted, Morrison will be sentenced by a judge at a later date to no more than 30 years in prison. As of Wednesday, he remained at the Lubbock County Detention Center on a federal hold.