Aberdeen, MS – Two Louisville men have been sentenced today. Aaron Hughes, 33, and Warren Goss, 58, were convicted of possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine, fentanyl, despropionyl fentanyl and heroin. Hughes was also convicted of a firearms offense. Hughes was sentenced on March 24, 2026, to 108 months in federal prison and 3 years supervised release.
Goss was sentenced on May 12, 2026, to 70 months in federal prison and 3 years supervised release. Both were sentenced by Senior U.S. District Judge Sharion Aycock.These convictions resulted from a Homeland Security Task Force operation conducted by the FBI, HSI and Louisville, Mississippi Police Department. United States Attorney Scott Leary stated, “The Homeland Security Task Force has allowed the relationships we have always had with our federal and local law enforcement partners to do more to keep our citizens safe in this district.
The full might of our United States is behind us to make sure we identify, investigate and prosecute crimes such as these. We have zero tolerance for fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin and illegal firearms. We will continue to work to make sure any and all individuals are put away, where they belong, if they bring these dangerous drugs and firearms into our communities.”FBI Special Agent in Charge of the FBI-Jackson Field Office Robert Eikhoff said, “the FBI and its law enforcement partners remain committed to protecting our communities from the devastating impact of violent crime and illegal drugs. Hughes and Warren have been held accountable, and their case serves as a strong warning to anyone engaged in similar criminal activity.
The FBI will continue to aggressively pursue those who threaten the safety and well-being of our communities.”“Through the Homeland Security Task Force, our partnerships continue to make a meaningful difference in protecting the people of Mississippi and the broader HSTF Core 15 Region,” said Matt Wright, Acting Special Agent in Charge, HSI New Orleans. “This case demonstrates how collaboration yields stronger outcomes, and the sentencing of Hughes and Goss is a clear reminder that offenders who harm our communities will be held accountable.”This prosecution is part of the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) initiative established by Executive Order 14159, Protecting the American People Against Invasion. The HSTF is a whole-of-government partnership dedicated to eliminating criminal cartels, foreign gangs, transnational criminal organizations, and human smuggling and trafficking rings operating in the United States and abroad. Through historic interagency collaboration, the HSTF directs the full might of United States law enforcement towards identifying, investigating, and prosecuting the full spectrum of crimes committed by these organizations, which have long fueled violence and instability within our borders.
In performing this work, the HSTF places special emphasis on investigating and prosecuting those engaged in child trafficking or other crimes involving children. The HSTF further utilizes all available tools to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States. HSTF Jackson comprises agents and officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S.
Customs and Border Protection – Office of Field Operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection – U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Customs and Border Protection – Air and Marine Operations, U.S.
Marshals Service, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation, U.S. Coast Guard Investigative Service, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Enforcement and Removal Operations (ICE ERO) with the prosecution being led by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Mississippi.Assistant U.S. Attorneys Sam Stringfellow and Julie Addison prosecuted the case.