An Ocala man who supplied pounds of methamphetamine to a narcotics trafficker in the Florida Panhandle will serve over eight years in federal prison.
On Monday, January 5, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida announced that 31-year-old Jean-Marie Lubin Celestin had been sentenced to eight years and six months in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. His sentence will be followed by a ten-year supervised release.
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Celestin had already pled guilty to the charge.
According to court records, Celestin previously supplied many pounds of methamphetamine to a well-known drug trafficker in the Crawfordville area.
The Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office launched an investigation, with support from several agencies, and police apprehended Celestin while transporting roughly four pounds of methamphetamine. Celestin was arrested, and investigators seized the drugs.
Celestin had past state convictions in Florida, Georgia, and Missouri, and he was freed from the Florida Department of Corrections only 15 months before his arrest in this case.
Following Celestin’s sentence on Monday, Wakulla County Sheriff Jared F. Miller issued the following statement:
“This sentence sends a clear message that drug trafficking will not be tolerated in Wakulla County. Methamphetamine destroys lives, families, and entire communities. I commend our Deputies and our federal partners for their hard work on this case and thank the U.S. Attorney’s Office for holding this offender accountable.”
This case against Celestin is part of Operation Take Back America, which is a nationwide initiative that uses the full resources of the Department of Justice to “repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations, and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.”
