Chris D. Lewis, Fentanyl Trafficking, Kentucky 2018

Lexington Man Sentenced to 60 Months for Fentanyl Trafficking

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Chris D. Lewis, 49, of Lexington, was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl.

Lewis was apprehended by Lexington Police officers in December 2018, and 58 grams of fentanyl and 13 grams of methamphetamine were found in his coat pocket.

Lewis admitted to intending to distribute the fentanyl to other persons, which led to his sentencing.

Under federal law, Lewis must serve 85 percent of his prison sentence, which equals 50.5 months.

Following his release, Lewis will be under the supervision of the U.S. Probation Office for four years.

The investigation into Lewis's activities was conducted by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the Lexington Police Department.

The United States was represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney David Kiebler in the case.

The case was prosecuted as part of the Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force's (OCDETF) Operation Synthetic Opioid Surge (SOS), a Department of Justice initiative designed to target trafficking of dangerous synthetic opioids.

Robert M. Duncan, Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, D. Dan Dodds, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA, and Lawrence Weathers, Chief of the Lexington Police Department, jointly announced the sentence.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edky/pr/lexington-man-sentenced-60-months-trafficking-fentanyl-0