Years-long investigation leads to drug and gun convictions for Dallas man who sold hundreds of pounds of drugs from a storefront in south Dallas, DOJ says.
DALLAS — A gang member who called himself a drug lord on social media was convicted of drug and gun crimes this week after officials said he “wreaked havoc” on a south Dallas neighborhood, selling hundreds of pounds of drugs from a storefront and marketing a signature strain of marijuana, federal officials said.
A Dallas federal jury on Thursday convicted 40-year-old Jamarian Augustus Hewitt a.k.a. Zillionaire JJ of multiple drug trafficking and firearms crimes after a years-long ATF operation to identify gang members in South Dallas. Hewitt is a member of the Four Deuce Oakland Crip gang, according to a press release from the Department of Justice.
He was convicted of trafficking cocaine and methamphetamine, conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine, and marijuana, two counts of firearm possession in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense, one count of using a cell phone in furtherance of a drug offense, and one count of illegal firearm possession by a convicted felon, according to the release.
Evidence presented to the jury showed Hewitt and other gang members used multiple storefronts and residences along the Malcolm X corridor in South Dallas to distribute a variety of illegal drugs daily, according to the press release.
Hewitt operated Zillionaire Exotic Pop, a storefront located at 3401 S. Malcolm X Blvd., from which he sold methamphetamine, cocaine, and 200 to 300 pounds of marijuana every week, the release states. Federal agents also found he sold codeine mixed with premium sodas referred to as “purple drank.”
Jurors say photos from a social media account linked to Hewitt, including a photo captioned “I am a drug lord,” the release states. Other posts advertised the sale of marijuana from his shop and promoted the activities of his gang, the release states.
“The residents living and working in the Malcolm X Boulevard neighborhood had been living in fear due to the havoc wreaked by the Four Deuce Oakland Crip gang members’ criminal activities,” U.S. Attorney Ryan Raybould said in a press release. “With this verdict, Hewitt has been held accountable and faces a potential lifetime sentence, which should restore a sense of peace to the Malcolm X Boulevard neighborhood.”
During a search of Hewitt’s business, agents recovered a kilogram of methamphetamine pills, large quantities of marijuana, which Hewitt marketed as “Zillionaire Marijuana,” and multiple firearms, officials said. Searches of other storefronts and residences revealed multiple pounds of marijuana, kilograms of PCP, large quantities of cocaine, and more than two dozen firearms.
Agents also recovered a live alligator from one of the residences.
The arrest is part of a year-long ATF operation that started in January 2024, the release states. Operation Blue Laces sought to identify gang members committing crimes in the Malcolm X Boulevard corridor in Dallas. The goal of the operation was to address residents’ concern that Four Deuce Oakland Crip gang members “had taken over the area and had created an environment of fear and lawlessness.”
Hewitt is scheduled to be sentenced Aug. 12, 2026, and faces a minimum sentence of 20 years to life in federal prison plus a $10 million fine, according to the DOJ.