Five members of a Lubbock drug ring were sentenced to a combined 91 years in federal prison for trafficking fentanyl and meth.
Five members of a Lubbock-based drug trafficking ring have been sentenced to a combined 91 years in federal prison for distributing fentanyl and methamphetamine, federal prosecutors announced.
Two of the defendants were sentenced most recently. Adam Whitehead Baber, 45, received 228 months in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl. Jessica Clauson, 43, was sentenced to 240 months for the same charge. Both entered guilty pleas in late 2025.
Three other defendants were sentenced in December 2025. Sean Burns, 43, received 204 months after pleading guilty to fentanyl distribution conspiracy. Charles Srnek, 38, also known as “Dreds,” was sentenced to 360 months for possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Kiyle Jackson, 33, received 60 months for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.
According to court documents, the group began operating in early 2024, traveling out of state to obtain large quantities of fentanyl for distribution in Lubbock. Investigators found the defendants routinely purchased up to 10,000 fentanyl pills at a time, referring to the shipments as “yachts.” In total, the ring was responsible for distributing more than 100,000 fentanyl pills and 20 pounds of methamphetamine.
Several seizures led to the arrests. In January 2024, Baber and Burns were stopped in New Mexico with more than 1,600 fentanyl pills. In May 2024, authorities searched a Lubbock residence linked to Clauson and Srnek, recovering fentanyl, methamphetamine, and four firearms. Jackson was later arrested in July 2024 after being found with fentanyl pills during a traffic stop.
All five defendants were sentenced by U.S. District Judge James Wesley Hendrix. The case was investigated by multiple federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies and prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas.
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