Drug Defendant Sentenced

In 2019, the F.A.D.E. Drug Task Force and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) began an extensive investigation into the drug trafficking activities of Robert W. Amos, a resident of Dayton, Ohio and Raceland and Wurtland Kentucky.

The investigation determined that Amos was a major source of supply for crystal methamphetamine being imported from Ohio into the cities of Russell, Raceland, Worthington, and Wurtland in Greenup County and the City of Ashland in Boyd County.

On January 23, 2020 FADE detectives, Raceland Police Officers, and Special Agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) arrested Amos at the Appalachian Foothills Housing Authority complex in Wurtland, KY. At the time of his arrest, Amos possessed over ½ pound of crystal methamphetamine and a smaller amount of fentanyl with intent to distribute.

Amos subsequently pled guilty to Possession With Intent to Distribute Over 50 grams of Methamphetamine and Possession With Intent to Distribute Fentanyl in United States District Court in Ashland, KY.

On September 14, 2020, Amos appeared in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky in Ashland for sentencing, before the Honorable U.S. District Court Judge David L. Bunning. Robert W. Amos was sentenced to 140 months in Federal Prison and 6 years of supervised release

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F.A.D.E. Drug Task Force operates in Carter and Greenup Counties and is comprised of officers from the Olive Hill Police Department, Russell Police Department, Raceland Police Department, and the Carter County Sheriff’s Office.

The F.A.D.E Drug Task Force would like to thank the citizens of their communities for helping them combat this war on drugs. Detectives encourage the public to contact them anonymously at 606-836-0442 about any illegal drug activity in Carter and Greenup Counties.