Lexington, KY – Vincent S. Edge, 37, of Detroit, was sentenced to 87 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute fentanyl, heroin, and oxycodone.
Edge was also ordered to pay a $2,000 fine. He previously admitted to coming to the Richmond and Morehead, Kentucky areas in early 2016 to sell fentanyl, heroin, and oxycodone.
Edge supplied oxycodone to drug dealers in Morehead and leased an apartment in Richmond, where he sold fentanyl, heroin, and oxycodone. Law enforcement agents purchased fentanyl, heroin, and oxycodone from Edge in September 2016.
Edge recruited other drug dealers from Detroit to live at his Richmond apartment and sell fentanyl, heroin, and oxycodone in the areas. He supplied the drugs to local sellers and took the profits back to Detroit.
On December 8, 2016, state and federal law enforcement agencies executed a search warrant at the apartment and recovered drug proceeds, fentanyl, heroin, and oxycodone. Edge was ultimately arrested in Northern Ohio.
Edge pleaded guilty to the federal charge in April 2018.
“This is another example of drug traffickers from larger cities coming to Central Kentucky to profit from selling the illegal drugs that are devastating our community,” said Robert M. Duncan, Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky.
“This prosecution should serve as a warning to those who look to engage in similar conduct: if you are selling these dangerous drugs and profiting from the suffering and death they cause, no matter where you are from, we will look to prosecute you and place your freedom in jeopardy. We are committed to using all the tools we have to combat this continuing epidemic.”
Under federal law, Edge must serve 85 percent of his prison sentence; and upon his release, he will be under the supervision of the United States Probation Office for three years.
The investigation was conducted by the DEA, KSP, Rowan County Sheriff’s Office, and Madison County Sheriff’s Office, with the assistance of the Appalachian HIDTA. The United States was represented by Assistant United States Attorney Roger W. West.
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Key Facts
- State: Kentucky
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Violent Crime|Sex Crimes|Cybercrime|Public Corruption|Weapons|Human Trafficking|White Collar Crime|Organized Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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