California Man Sentenced for Fentanyl Trafficking

Genghis Khan Ali Stevenson, a 48-year-old man from Carson, California, has been sentenced to 150 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute an aggravated quantity of fentanyl. The sentencing was handed down by Chief U. S.

District Judge David Bunning, the U. S. Attorney's Office announced.

Stevenson was apprehended on March 28, 2024, as he was about to board a flight from the Greater Cincinnati Airport to Los Angeles. During the encounter, law enforcement seized over $15,000 in cash from his carry-on bag and discovered 251 grams of fentanyl in his checked luggage.

Following the completion of his prison term, Stevenson will be subject to five years of supervised release. His sentencing marks the culmination of an investigation conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.

Stevenson has a history of violent offenses, including felony convictions for second-degree robbery and carjacking. These past convictions were noted during the sentencing process.

The sentencing was jointly announced by Jason Parman, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky; Jim Scott, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA's Louisville Field Division; and Chief Scott Schwartz of the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Tony Bracke prosecuted the case on behalf of the United States, highlighting the collaborative efforts of federal and local law enforcement agencies in addressing drug trafficking offenses.