N.C. U.S. Attorney: Downtown Benson Business Owner Who Trafficked Pounds of Methamphetamine and Cocaine Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison
March 23, 2024
March 23, 2024
NEW BERN, North Carolina, March 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina issued the following news release:
Jimmy Waylon Johnson, age 59, was sentenced to 179 months and a $50,000 fine for his role as the leader of a drug trafficking organization that distributed pounds of methamphetamine and cocaine across Eastern North Carolina. Johnson pled guilty to two drug trafficking charges and one money laundering charge on December 11, 2023.
Jimmy Waylon Johnson, age 59, was sentenced to 179 months and a $50,000 fine for his role as the leader of a drug trafficking organization that distributed pounds of methamphetamine and cocaine across Eastern North Carolina. Johnson pled guilty to two drug trafficking charges and one money laundering charge on December 11, 2023.