Mobile County drug trafficking case ends in historic conviction under new Alabama law

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile County District Attorney Keith Blackwood has logged Alabama’s first conviction under the state’s criminal enterprise statute.

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A Mobile County jury found Marcus Cobbs Jr. guilty of trafficking marijuana to benefit a criminal enterprise.

“Following a trial that concluded on February 25, 2026, jurors returned a guilty verdict after hearing evidence that demonstrated that Marcus Cobbs knowingly participated in and furthered an organized criminal enterprise operating within Mobile County,” Blackwood said in a news release.

“The jury’s verdict sends a clear message that coordinated criminal activity will not be tolerated.”

The criminal enterprise law, which took effect in 2023, targets organized criminal networks…

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