Two Louisville Men Convicted of Fentanyl Trafficking
Frank Trammell Jr, 30, and Khalid Ashanti Raheem, 25, were found guilty of conspiring to distribute fentanyl and heroin in the Louisville area.
Between December 7, 2017, and July 15, 2020, Trammell and Raheem conspired to distribute fentanyl and heroin in the Louisville area. Trammell sold fentanyl to undercover informants on ten occasions, often assisted by Raheem or others, at various locations in eastern and southern Jefferson County as well as in the downtown area.
The fentanyl sales took place in parking lots of restaurants, gas stations, and grocery stores, with the transactions involving two vehicles parking window to window while fentanyl and cash were tossed from vehicle to vehicle.
Pursuant to court-authorized wiretaps, over 3,000 drug-related phone calls and text messages were intercepted in a 30-day period. During these intercepted calls, dozens of drug transactions on a nearly daily basis were arranged.
Trammell faces a minimum sentence of 15 years in prison and a maximum sentence of life in prison. Raheem faces a minimum sentence of 5 years in prison and a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison. Trammell remains in federal custody, and Raheem was taken into custody following the verdict.
The case was investigated by the FBI, the ATF, and the Louisville Metro Police Department, with assistance from the DEA, the IRS Criminal Investigation, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations, the U.S. Marshals Service, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, the St. Matthews Police Department, the Jeffersontown Police Department, the Shepherdsville Police Department, the Kentucky State Police, and the Indiana State Police.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Erin McKenzie and Frank E. Dahl, III prosecuted the case.
This effort is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation, which identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level criminal organizations that threaten the United States using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach.
Key Facts
- State: Kentucky
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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