Woodford County Man Sentenced for Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Trafficking

ASHLAND, Ky. - A Versailles, Ky., man, Francisco Camacho, Jr., 31, was sentenced on Wednesday, by U.S. District Judge David Bunning, to 198 months in prison, for conspiracy to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl and 500 grams of methamphetamine.

According to his plea agreement, Camacho agreed with others to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl in the Eastern District of Kentucky and the Southern District of West Virginia. During an investigation conducted by law enforcement officers from the AHIDTA Northeast Kentucky Drug Task Force, ATF, and the DEA, Camacho was identified as a source of supply of methamphetamine and fentanyl in Kentucky and West Virginia. From March 2021 to April 2022, law enforcement officers uncovered evidence that Camacho was responsible for the distribution of over 400 grams of fentanyl and 500 grams of methamphetamine. Camacho had previously been convicted by the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, of conspiracy to distribute narcotics.

Under federal law, Camacho must serve 85 percent of his prison sentence. Upon his release from prison, he will be under the supervision of the U.S. Probation Office for 10 years.

Carlton S. Shier, IV, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky; Erek Davodowich, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Louisville Field Division; Shawn Morrow, Special Agent in Charge of the ATF Louisville Field Division; and the AHIDTA NKDTF, jointly announced the sentencing.

The investigation was conducted by the DEA, the ATF, and the AHIDTA NKDTF. Assistant U.S. Attorney Cynthia Rieker is prosecuting the case on behalf of the United States.

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