ASHLAND, Ky. — Leonard Anthony Wright, 33, of Detroit, was
sentenced Monday, to 156 months in federal prison, by United States District
Judge David L. Bunning, for conspiracy to distribute 40 Grams or more of
Fentanyl and conspiracy to distribute 100 Grams of more of Heroin.
In April 2017, law enforcement members of the Huntington FBI
Task Force, in conjunction with the Kentucky State Police and the Ashland
Police Department, seized 209 grams of fentanyl, which Wright transported from
Detroit to the Tri-State area of Ashland, Huntington, W.Va., and Ironton,
Ohio. In August 2017, the same law
enforcement agencies sized 876 grams of heroin, which had also been transported
from Detroit to the Tri-State area. In
September 2018, Wright entered a plea of guilty, admitting that he orchestrated
the delivery of the fentanyl and heroin.
“The defendant transported significant quantities of the
deadly drugs fentanyl and heroin to the Tri-State area, and now he faces a
lengthy sentence of imprisonment for his illegal actions,” said United States
Attorney Robert M. Duncan, Jr. “I
commend law enforcement for their coordination and cooperation during this
investigation. The combined efforts of
the law enforcement agencies involved helped remove substantial amounts of
dangerous drugs from the streets and likely saved lives.”
Under federal law, Wright must serve 85 percent of his
prison sentence; and upon his release, he will be under the supervision of the
United States Probation Office for four years.
U.S. Attorney Duncan; Robert Allan Jones, Special Agent in
Charge of the FBI Pittsburgh; Richard Sanders, Commissioner of the Kentucky
State Police; and Todd Kelley, Chief of the Ashland Police Department, jointly
made the announcement.
The FBI, KSP, and Ashland Police Department conducted the
investigation. The United States was
represented by Assistant United States Attorney Cynthia T. Rieker.
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