United States of America v. Haeder Jameel

St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with involved in a drug conspiracy that caused one fatal and one nonfatal overdose.

Reported by Kent Morlan

Haeder Jameel, 23, was one of three men charged in the case. He and Zaki Salman, 23, pleaded guilty to one of conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute controlled substances and one count of maintaining a drug-involved premises. Jameel also pleaded guilty to one count of possession with the intent to distribute MDMA and fentanyl. Salman pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of fentanyl with a serious bodily injury resulting.

Aeman Ali, 23, pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting the maintaining of a drug-involved premises.

According to the plea agreements, Salman rented a home in the 4400 block of Ohio Street in St. Louis that was used for selling drugs from August 20, 2022, through Dec. 14, 2022. Salman and Jameel bought drugs in California. Salman advertised the drugs on social media and would “direct” the sale of the drugs. The men sold real Percocet pain pills and fake pills that contained fentanyl. When Salman was not at the home, Jameel or Ali would handle the transactions.

Salman delivered drugs to a minor on Sept. 18, 2022, who thought she was buying Percocet. The minor overdosed but was saved by multiple doses of Narcan. Salman and Jameel also admitted that the fentanyl purchased by a 16-year-old male at the Ohio Street residence on Nov. 19, 2022, resulted in his overdose death. Before his death, the teen exchanged messages with the conspirators regarding the purchase of Xanax or Percocet.

When law enforcement officers conducted a court-approved search of the home on Dec. 14, 2022, they found cocaine, MDMA, fentanyl, amphetamine and prescription pills. Jameel answered the door with a loaded .45-caliber handgun that he left on the

The defendant pleaded guilty to count(s) One, two, and four of a five-count Indictment on March 13, 2026. The defendant is hereby committed to the custody of the United States Bureau of Prisons to be imprisoned for a total term of 200 months. This term consists of a term of 200 months on each of Counts 1, 2, and 4, all such terms to be served concurrently. Upon release from imprisonment, the defendant shall be on supervised release for a term of tthree (3) years. This term consists of a term of three years on each of Counts 1, 2, and 4, all such terms to run concurrently. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the defendant shall pay to the United States a special assessment of $300, which shall be due immediately. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the defendant shall make restitution in the amount of $51,100.05.