JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A joint Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Jacksonville investigation has led to the guilty plea of a Florida man for a conspiracy to distribute pure methamphetamine.
Michael Wayne Burroughs, 46, of Jacksonville, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of pure or actual methamphetamine. Burroughs faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 10 years and up to life in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
According to court documents, in 2022, federal agents began investigating Burroughs’ drug trafficking activity. Agents purchased pure methamphetamine from Burroughs at his residence in Jacksonville on three separate occasions using a confidential source. In 2023, agents identified one of Burroughs’ methamphetamine suppliers as Devan Hall. Between April and June 2023, agents observed Hall and Burroughs conduct multiple drug transactions in Jacksonville. In July 2023, agents arrested Burroughs and Hall on criminal complaints.
Hall pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of pure or actual methamphetamine. On Jan. 8, he was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison.
This case was investigated by HSI Jacksonville, the FBI, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office as part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force, which identifies, disrupts and dismantles the highest-level criminal organizations that threaten the United States using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multiagency approach. This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Aakash Singh.
To report any information about crime, please call the HSI Tip Line at 877-4-HSI-TIP. Callers may remain anonymous.
About HSI
HSI is the principal investigative arm of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), responsible for investigating transnational crime and threats, specifically those criminal organizations that exploit the global infrastructure through which international trade, travel and finance move. HSI’s workforce consists of over 10,000 employees, assigned to 235 offices within the United States and 93 overseas locations in 56 countries. HSI's international presence represents DHS’s largest investigative law enforcement presence abroad and one of the largest international footprints in U.S. law enforcement.