Brandon Addison, the former police chief of Hollandale, pleaded guilty Thursday to charges of transporting and distributing illegal drugs through portions of the Mississippi Delta and into Memphis via Highway 61, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Mississippi said.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office said Addison, 41, is the principal defendant in a federal drug trafficking case that names nine former Mississippi Delta law enforcement officers. Prosecutors said he also pleaded guilty to conspiracy and to accepting $37,500 in bribe payments, the largest amount alleged among six indictments unsealed Oct. 30 by the U.S. Department of Justice.
The office said Addison traveled to Miami in April 2023 and September 2024 to meet with FBI agents who were posing as members of a Mexican drug cartel. He was indicted in October on additional counts, including carrying or using a firearm during four drug trafficking runs and while conspiring to traffick illegal drugs; prosecutors said some related charges were dropped as part of his plea agreement…