Louisville Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Trafficking

LONDON, Ky. – A Louisville man, Nathan Cole, 28, was sentenced on Tuesday to 10 years in prison, by U.S. District Judge Robert Wier, for the distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and distribution of 40 grams of more of a mixture containing fentanyl. 

According to his plea agreement, on April 21, 2023, Cole sold fentanyl and methamphetamine to a confidential informant at a restaurant in London.  Cole sold the informant 1,000 pills containing fentanyl and weighing approximately 111 grams .  Cole also sold the informant 237 grams of methamphetamine. 

Under federal law, Cole 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 five years. 

Carlton S. Shier, IV, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, and Jim Scott, Special Agent in Charge, DEA, Louisville Field Division, jointly announced the sentence.

The investigation was conducted by the DEA. Assistant U.S. Attorney Justin Blankenship is prosecuting the case on behalf of the United States.

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