California Man Sentenced for Fentanyl Trafficking

COVINGTON, Ky. - A Carson, California man, Genghis Khan Ali Stevenson, 48, was sentenced on Friday to 150 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge David Bunning for possession with intent to distribute an aggravated quantity of fentanyl. After service of his sentence, Stevenson will be on supervised release for 5 years.

Law enforcement learned that Stevenson was a passenger on a flight from the Greater Cincinnati Airport to Los Angeles on March 28, 2024, and encountered Stevenson as he was about to board the plane. Over $15,000 in cash was seized from his carry-on bag, along with 251 grams of fentanyl from his checked bag.

Stevenson has a violent history, including felony convictions for second degree robbery and taking of a motor vehicle from possession of another by a means of force and fear (carjacking).

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

The investigation was conducted by the DEA and Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. Assistant U.S. Attorney Tony Bracke prosecuted the case on behalf of the United States.

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