Man sentenced to more than 11.5 years in prison for meth distribution in McCracken County

PADUCAH, Ky. (KBSI) – A Las Vegas man was sentenced in Paducah to more than 11 years in federal prison for methamphetamine distribution.

Joseph Smith, 32, was sentenced on June 14 to 11 years and seven months followed by a six-year term of supervised release for possessing more than 500 grams of methamphetamine mixture with the intent to distribute.

The case was investigated by the DEA Paducah Post of Duty and the McCracken County Sheriff’s Office.

U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western District of Kentucky, Special Agent in Charge J. Todd Scott of the DEA Louisville Field Division and McCracken County Sheriff Ryan Norman made the announcement.