Michigan Man Sentenced to Decade for Drug Trafficking

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Kalen Daevon Lee, age 31, of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Lee, also known as “Tay,” was involved with a drug trafficking operation in Harrison, Monongalia, and Taylor Counties. Lee was using a motel room in Morgantown to sell narcotics, supplied out of Detroit, Michigan. Investigators searched the hotel room, a storage unit, and conducted a traffic stop, seizing nearly two pounds of fentanyl.

Lee will report for four years of supervised release following his prison sentence.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Brandon Flower prosecuted the case on behalf of the government.

The Mon Metro Drug Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated.

Chief U.S. District Judge Thomas S. Kleeh presided.