A Hopkinsville man has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl, and for laundering drug money.
Robert Blaine, 46, was convicted on all counts earlier this year following a three-day jury trial. His sentence also includes 10 years of supervised release. At the time of the crimes, Blaine was already on supervised release for a prior federal drug conviction.
Federal prosecutors say Blaine conspired with Roderick Tutt of Hopkinsville and Jessica Ochoa of Phoenix, Arizona, to distribute large quantities of meth and fentanyl between May 2020 and January 2022. Blaine sent money and mailed nearly $37,000 in cash to Ochoa for drugs. He also arranged for Tutt to travel to Arizona and bring the drugs back to Kentucky. Tutt was arrested en route with more than 2,000 fentanyl pills and 8 kilograms of meth.
Blaine has a history of drug trafficking convictions in Kentucky dating back to 2008.
Tutt and Ochoa both pled guilty. Tutt received two years in prison, and Ochoa was sentenced to more than seven years.
The case was investigated by multiple federal agencies, including the DEA, ATF, IRS, and Postal Inspection Service, along with Hopkinsville Police. There is no parole in the federal system.
