LEE COUNTY, Miss. — On March 24, 2026, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, in coordination with the Tupelo Police Department and the North Mississippi Narcotics Unit, executed a search warrant in the southern part of Lee County and arrested Andre Deshone Green, 48, of Tupelo, the sheriff’s office said in a Facebook post.
The operation was conducted without incident, the post said. Green was charged with possession of a Schedule II controlled substance (fentanyl) and was taken into custody on two circuit court capias warrants related to the sale of fentanyl.
A Justice Court judge set bond at $5,000 for the possession charge. Green remains held without bond on the two capias warrants, the sheriff’s office said. The post said additional charges may be filed later at grand jury.
Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid classified as a Schedule II controlled substance under federal law and has been linked to a rise in overdose deaths nationwide. The sheriff’s office provided the initial details in its social media post; we will provide more information as it becomes available.
Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."
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