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An Ohio man faces more than 16 years in prison after being sentenced earlier this month for trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl on the Indiana Toll Road.
U. S. District Court Judge Damon Leichty sentenced Kortney Moore, 27, of West Akron, Ohio, after Moore pleaded guilty to possessing with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.
Leichty sentenced Moore to 198 months in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release.
According to court documents, Moore, who was on federal supervised release, used the Indiana Toll Road to traffic methamphetamine and fentanyl in February 2024.
Moore had been traveling from Ohio to North Dakota when law enforcement stopped him in Indiana and recovered more than 700 grams of pure methamphetamine and more than 40 grams of fentanyl from his vehicle.
He sought to evade police detection by wearing a brand new fluorescent construction vest and hat and deploying a cover story about looking for construction jobs in Chicago.
Law enforcement officials alleged Moore, in the months before his arrest in February 2024, transported drugs to North Dakota multiple times.
He had prior felony convictions for attempted possession with intent to deliver crack cocaine, possession with intent to deliver marijuana, and possession of a loaded illegal machine gun as a convicted felon.
This case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, including the DEA North Central Laboratory, with assistance from the LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office, the LaPorte County Prosecutor’s Office, and the St. Joseph County Cyber Crimes Unit.
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