Baton Rouge Man Charged in Federal Court with Numerous Counts of Drug and Gun Charges

United States Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. announced that a federal grand jury has returned a seven-count indictment charging Hakeem Allen, age 27, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, with distribution and possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl, heroin, clonazepam, methamphetamine, cocaine, and marijuana, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

The indictment alleges that on five separate occasions from September 15, 2022 until October 4, 2022, Allen distributed and possessed with the intent to distribute fentanyl, heroin, clonazepam, methamphetamine, cocaine, and marijuana.  On at least two of these occasions, Allen possessed a firearm in furtherance of these crimes.

If convicted of these charges, Allen faces a statutory maximum sentence of life in prison.

This matter is being investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office. This case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Eli J. Abad. 

NOTE: An indictment is an accusation by a grand jury.  The defendant is presumed innocent until and unless adjudicated guilty at trial or through a guilty plea.