A California man has been sentenced to over five years in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and money laundering in Louisville, Kentucky.
Teyrin Johnson, 30, was sentenced to 5 years and 10 months in federal prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, according to a recent federal indictment. The sentencing occurred yesterday, but the date of the crime was between June 16, 2020, and March 4, 2021.
Johnson, a resident of Los Angeles, California, was charged following a multi-agency investigation that identified him as part of a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Louisville, Kentucky. The investigation revealed that Johnson laundered drug proceeds on August 10, 2020, when he was stopped at the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport carrying $80,160 in cash.
The investigation was conducted by the DEA Louisville Field Division, the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigations Division, the United States Postal Inspection Service, the Louisville Metro Police Department, the Kentucky State Police, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, and the Louisville Regional Airport Authority Department of Public Safety.
This effort is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) operation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level criminal organizations that threaten the United States using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Bonar prosecuted the case.
The case is an example of the ongoing efforts to combat methamphetamine trafficking and money laundering in the region.
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Key Facts
- State: Kentucky
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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