Mobile County Man Sentenced for Drug Trafficking and Firearm Offenses

MOBILE, Ala. - On June 22, 2026, United States Chief District Judge Jeffrey U. Beaverstock sentenced Devin Lajuan Hudson to 75 months in federal prison for cocaine trafficking and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

According to court documents, on August 6, 2025, a Mobile County Sheriff's Deputy conducted a traffic stop after observing Hudson commit a traffic violation. During the stop, deputies discovered that Hudson did not possess a valid driver's license. A subsequent search of the vehicle uncovered a distribution quantity of cocaine, Hydrocodone pills, Oxycodone pills, Alprazolam bars, a baby bottle containing liquid Promethazine, marijuana, two loaded handguns, and $993 in U.S. currency.

Hudson had a juvenile child in the vehicle at the time of the stop.

Following the arrest, deputies obtained and executed a search warrant at Hudson's residence. During the search, law enforcement recovered an additional four ounces of cocaine packaged in one-ounce quantities, along with high-grade marijuana, approximately $2,000 in U.S. currency, a loaded Radical Firearms rifle, a loaded Glock 23 handgun, and a loaded MasterPiece Arms MAC-10-style 9mm handgun equipped with a suppressor and extended magazine.

The investigation revealed that Hudson possessed multiple firearms in connection with his drug trafficking activities, leading to the federal charges and subsequent conviction.

U.S. Attorney Sean P. Costello of the Southern District of Alabama made the announcement.

The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Mobile County Sheriff's Office.

Assistant U.S. Attorney George F. May prosecuted the case on behalf of the United States.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department's Homeland Security Task Forces (HSTF) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).