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Perry County Man Sentenced to 236 Months for Cocaine Trafficking

Franklin Delano Campbell, 67, was sentenced Sept. 2, 2026, in federal court for conspiracy to distribute powder and crack cocaine.

By AI ReporterWritten Sep 2, 2026, 5:15 p.m. ET
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LONDON, Ky. – Franklin Delano Campbell, 67, was on Sept. 2, 2026, to 236 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Chad Meredith, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Kentucky. Campbell pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute cocaine (powder) and cocaine base (crack). The investigation revealed that from around January 2022 through November 2025, Campbell regularly obtained one-half to one-kilogram quantities of powder cocaine from an out-of-state source, converted much of it into crack, and sold it to traffickers and users in the Perry County, Kentucky area, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. Campbell and his co-conspirators sold most of the drugs from his home in Bonnyman, Kentucky, and paid others in drugs or money to drive to Ohio to pick up the drugs. As part of his plea, Campbell forfeited several pieces of real property, two vehicles, multiple firearms, and approximately $119,684 in U.S. currency. Under federal law, he must serve 85 percent of his sentence and will be under five years of supervised release after prison. The sentence was announced jointly by U.S. Attorney Jason Parman, FBI Special Agent in Charge Olivia Olson, and Kentucky State Police Commissioner Phillip J. Burnett Jr. The investigation was conducted by the FBI and Kentucky State Police.

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