Two Louisville Men Sentenced for Fentanyl Trafficking

LOUISVILLE, KY – Two local men, Jamie Shelby, Jr. and Kevon Smith, were sentenced for their roles in a fentanyl trafficking operation that distributed over 21,000 fentanyl pills and involved firearm offenses.

According to court documents, between April 12, 2024, and July 9, 2024, Jamie Shelby, Jr. and Kevon Smith conspired with each other to possess fentanyl with intent to distribute it and distributed fentanyl. The investigation involved four controlled purchases for a total of 4,200 fentanyl pills from Jamie Shelby, Jr. and Kevon Smith.

During the execution of a search warrant at Jamie Shelby, Jr.‘s residence on July 12, 2024, over 17,000 fentanyl pills and four firearms were seized. The firearms seized included a Glock, Model 43X, 9-millimeter pistol; a Springfield, Model 911, .380 caliber pistol; a Glock, Model 22, .40 caliber pistol; and a Sig Sauer, Model P320, 9-millimeter pistol.

The estimated street value of the over 21,000 fentanyl pills seized in the case is $106,000. Jamie Shelby, Jr. had been convicted of the following felony offenses: conspiracy to commit robbery on September 26, 2019, in Harrison Superior Court, Harrison County, Indiana, and domestic battery committed in the presence of a child less than sixteen years old on March 12, 2020, in Clark Circuit Court 3, Clark County, Indiana.

Jamie Shelby, Jr. was sentenced to 15 years in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, for conspiracy to possess fentanyl with intent to distribute, possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

Kevon Smith was sentenced to 5 years and 10 months in prison, followed by 4 years of supervised release, for conspiracy to possess fentanyl with intent to distribute and possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute.

The case was investigated by the DEA, with assistance from the ATF Louisville Field Division, the Louisville Metro Police Department, the Kentucky Attorney General’s Office, the St. Matthews Police Department, and the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Erwin Roberts prosecuted the case.

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