A Gulfport man was sentenced to 60 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute 81.1 grams of fentanyl.
Ashton Craig Cuevas, 19, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Gulfport.
According to court documents, on April 21, 2023, the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office conducted a search warrant on the residence of Ashton Craig Cuevas, 19, in Gulfport. The search took place the day after Harrison County conducted a controlled purchase of fentanyl pills from Cuevas. The search of Cuevas’s home yielded 81.1 grams of fentanyl, as well as the pre-recorded buy money from the controlled purchase on April 20th.
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.