An Atlanta man, Kenyatta Lee Frazier, 44, was found guilty by a federal jury in October 2025 for his role in a methamphetamine trafficking operation that spanned several southeastern states. According to court records and evidence presented during the weeklong trial, Frazier manufactured and distributed tens of thousands of pressed methamphetamine pills between September 2022 and August 2024 across Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi.
Prosecutors presented photos and videos taken by Frazier with his cell phones showing the production of the pills using an illegal pill press machine. The pills were marketed and sold as “ecstasy” to customers in multiple states.
In April 2023, law enforcement arrested Frazier and a coconspirator during a traffic stop in Mobile after they delivered 2,000 pressed methamphetamine pills to a customer in Mississippi. Investigators had installed a court-authorized CCTV recording device in the truck where Frazier was a passenger. Recordings captured him discussing drug deals, profits from illicit sales, and details about the quality of the so-called “ecstasy” pills with other coconspirators. A search of the vehicle uncovered a loaded .380 caliber pistol hidden behind plastic molding near where Frazier had been sitting; this firearm had previously been reported stolen from Pinellas County, Florida.
Jurors also reviewed text messages showing Frazier attempting to sell the same pistol by sharing its photos. In addition, they heard recordings of jail calls where he admitted hiding the weapon so police would not find it. At the time he possessed the gun illegally, Frazier already had at least eight felony convictions for crimes including robbery, aggravated assault, firearms offenses, thefts, and drug-related charges.
Frazier faces a mandatory minimum sentence ranging from 30 years to life imprisonment. Sentencing is scheduled for February 2026 before Chief U.S. District Judge Jeffrey U. Beaverstock.
U.S. Attorney Sean P. Costello for the Southern District of Alabama announced these developments.
The case is being investigated by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and Mobile County Sheriff’s Office.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Justin Roller and George May are prosecuting on behalf of the United States.
This prosecution is part of Operation Take Back America—a national initiative led by the Department of Justice that combines resources from programs such as Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) and Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN). The operation focuses on countering illegal immigration impacts as well as dismantling cartels and transnational criminal organizations while protecting communities from violent crime.
