MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis man has been sentenced to 27 years in federal prison after investigators seized large amounts of methamphetamine and fentanyl from his home, federal officials announced.
According to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Tennessee, 41-year-old Terry Curtis was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Mark S. Norris to 324 months in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release.
Prosecutors said narcotics investigators with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office intercepted a package in April 2022 containing approximately 2 kilograms of methamphetamine and 497 grams of fentanyl that was being shipped to Curtis’ home.
After Curtis accepted the package, investigators executed a search warrant at the residence, authorities said.
During the search, officers reportedly recovered the narcotics along with two loaded firearms, pill presses, scales, cash, and other items associated with drug trafficking.
Investigators also determined Curtis had allegedly been selling as much as a pound of methamphetamine daily.
Curtis pleaded guilty in September 2025 to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
Federal prosecutors noted there is no parole in the federal prison system.
D. Michael Dunavant said traffickers distributing fentanyl into communities would face severe punishment, noting the drug’s extreme lethality.
The case was investigated by the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division and the Project Safe Neighborhoods Task Force.
