肯塔基州芬太尼与卡芬太尼贩运案最后一名被告获刑26个月 两名同案已分别获刑99与180个月
Lexington——美国司法部肯塔基东区检察官办公室宣布，Paris 市男子 Adrian Kmari Lattimore（31岁）10月16日被联邦地区法官 Robert Wier 判处26个月监禁，罪名是共谋持有并意图分销含有芬太尼与卡芬太尼的混合物。该案三名被告至此全部判刑完毕：法官此前已分别判处其两名同案 Craig Williams 99个月、Jerome Newton 180个月监禁。
据法庭文件，2025年3月29日至4月2日，一次多机构联合执法行动查获大量疑似卡芬太尼，并逮捕 Lattimore、Williams 与 Newton 三人，三人涉嫌参与一个跨州毒品贩运团伙。按 Lattimore 的认罪协议，2025年3月29日，Williams 联系一名线人提出出售卡芬太尼，并通过 FaceTime 视频展示毒品，随后约在 Cincinnati 当面交易并提供样品。
次日，Williams 与 Newton 前往 Lexington 完成交易，毒品存放在当地一处场所的一辆车内、由第三名同伙 Lattimore 保管。监控画面拍下 Lattimore 转移疑似毒品的过程，随后执法人员查获毒品并逮捕三人。实验室检测确认查获物中含有芬太尼、卡芬太尼与吗啡。司法部称，Lattimore 因在团伙中参与程度较小且无犯罪前科，获得了量刑减让。
司法部介绍，卡芬太尼是一种用于麻醉大象等大型哺乳动物的合成阿片类药物，其效力约为吗啡的1万倍、芬太尼的100倍；芬太尼在2毫克量级即可致命。此案由联邦调查局（FBI）、肯塔基州警察与 Lexington 警察局联合调查，联邦检察官 Jason Parman、FBI Louisville 外勤办公室负责人 Olivia Olson 等共同宣布判刑结果，助理联邦检察官 Mary Melton 负责起诉。
Final Defendant in Kentucky Fentanyl and Carfentanil Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced to 26 Months
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Adrian Kmari Lattimore, 31, of Paris, Kentucky, was sentenced on October 16 to 26 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Robert Wier for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a mixture containing fentanyl and carfentanil, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Kentucky announced. Judge Wier had previously imposed sentences of 99 months and 180 months on Lattimore's two co-defendants, Craig Williams and Jerome Newton, completing sentencing for all three defendants in the case.
From March 29 through April 2, 2025, a coordinated law enforcement operation seized a significant amount of suspected carfentanil and arrested Lattimore, Williams and Newton, who were involved in a multi-state narcotics trafficking conspiracy, according to court records. Under Lattimore's plea agreement, on March 29, 2025, Williams contacted a confidential informant offering to sell carfentanil, displayed the drugs on a FaceTime call, and later met in person in Cincinnati, where he and Newton provided a sample.
The following day, Williams and Newton traveled to Lexington to complete the sale. The narcotics were stored in a vehicle at a local establishment and held by Lattimore. Surveillance footage captured Lattimore transferring the suspected drugs, after which law enforcement seized the narcotics and arrested all three. Laboratory testing confirmed the presence of fentanyl, carfentanil and morphine. Lattimore qualified for sentencing reductions based on his minimal participation and lack of criminal history, according to the plea agreement.
Carfentanil is a synthetic opioid used as a tranquilizing agent for elephants and other large mammals, approximately 10,000 times more potent than morphine and 100 times more potent than fentanyl, which can be lethal at the 2-milligram range, the Justice Department said. The case was investigated by the FBI, the Kentucky State Police and the Lexington Police Department, and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Mary Melton. U.S. Attorney Jason Parman and Olivia Olson, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI's Louisville Field Office, were among the officials who jointly announced the sentence.
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