Omaha Man Sentenced for Firearm and Drug Trafficking Crimes

United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Cameron Carodine, 33, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha for possessing with the intent to distribute fentanyl and possessing a firearm during a drug trafficking crime. Chief United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. sentenced Carodine to 90 months’ imprisonment on the drug charge and a consecutive 60 months of imprisonment on the firearm charge, for a total sentence of 150 months.  There is no parole in the federal system. After his release from prison, he will begin a 5-year term of supervised release.

On February 25, 2020, during a controlled buy in Omaha, a confidential source, equipped with audio and visual recording devices, purchased 500 fentanyl pills from Carodine.  On March 5, 2020, law enforcement was conducting surveillance at Carodine’s residence in anticipation of serving a federal search warrant. Carodine exited the home and drove away in a gray 2012 Chevrolet Malibu without license plates.  Law enforcement conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle and took Carodine into custody.  Carodine’s residence was searched, and several hundred fentanyl pills and a Glock 21, .45 caliber handgun were seized. 

This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.