Alaska — A Florida man was sentenced last week to 13 years in federal prison for leading a drug trafficking conspiracy that distributed controlled substances in Fairbanks.
According to court documents, Willie Lewis Wilson Jr., 41, of Madison, Florida, conspired with others to operate a drug trafficking organization in Fairbanks. Prosecutors said Wilson led the organization and established multiple residences where co-conspirators sold cocaine and methamphetamine.
In April 2025, law enforcement executed multiple search warrants at locations connected to the organization. Investigators located a safe maintained by Wilson containing more than 3,000 grams of methamphetamine and cocaine. Authorities said Wilson used the drugs to supply other members of the trafficking operation.
“Drug traffickers like Mr. Wilson prey on our communities for money and without regard for the lives they ruin,” said David F. Reames, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration Seattle Field Division. “This time, the ruined life was his own as he spends the next 13 years paying his debt to society.”
“Mr. Wilson moved from Florida to Alaska intending to operate a drug trafficking organization and profit at the expense of our communities,” said Michael J. Heyman, U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska. “That was a mistake. He will now spend over a dozen years behind bars.”
Two co-defendants have pleaded guilty in the case. Tremain Wilson, 38, and Jarkese Pridgeon, 29, each pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances on Oct. 30, 2025. Both are scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 30, 2026.
The investigation was led by the DEA Anchorage District Office, with assistance from the North Pole Police Department, Fairbanks Police Department, the High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Fairbanks Areawide Narcotics Team, and the Anchorage Police Department.
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