Two Owensboro men have been sentenced to decades in federal prison after being convicted of methamphetamine trafficking offenses.
Cedric Swanagan, 37, and Courtland Reed, 32, were found guilty of conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute over 50 grams of methamphetamine between September 2021 and April 4, 2022, in Daviess County, Kentucky, and elsewhere.
The jury also convicted both Swanagan and Reed of possession with the intent to distribute over 50 grams of methamphetamine on February 22, 2022, in Daviess County and elsewhere. The evidence presented at trial included recorded phone calls between the defendants that were intercepted during a federal wiretap investigation and evidence involving approximately 876 grams of pure methamphetamine associated with the defendants.
The jury further found that Swanagan had committed one serious drug felony and that Reed had committed one serious drug felony and one violent felony prior to committing the offenses in this case. These findings increased the mandatory minimum sentences for both defendants.
Swanagan was sentenced by a United States District Court Judge for the Western District of Kentucky to 30 years in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release. Reed was sentenced to 25 years in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release.
The investigation into the case involved the DEA, Owensboro Police Department, and several other state and local law enforcement agencies. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Frank Dahl and Josh Porter prosecuted the case, with assistance from paralegal specialist Aaron Cooper.
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.
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Key Facts
- State: Kentucky
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: Official Source ↗
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