KC Reporter

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Cincinnati, Ohio, man has been sentenced to over 11 years in federal prison for trafficking methamphetamine pills. Antuan McClendon, 43, was sentenced by U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips without the possibility of parole.

McClendon's sentencing follows his guilty plea to possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. The charges stemmed from an incident on December 21, 2023, when McClendon was apprehended while traveling on a bus from Las Vegas, Nevada, to Indianapolis, Indiana, with a stop in Kansas City, Mo.

Law enforcement officers detained McClendon after a drug-sniffing dog alerted them to his backpack in an overhead compartment. Upon searching the bag, they discovered a significant quantity of methamphetamine tablets concealed within a pair of jeans. The tablets were packaged in multiple bundles, totaling 8,288 pills weighing 2,899 grams.

During the investigation, McClendon confessed that he had purchased the pills in Las Vegas with the intention of selling them for $1 each. The prosecution of this case was led by Assistant U.S. Attorney Stefan C. Hughes, with the Drug Enforcement Administration handling the investigation.

This incident underscores the continued vigilance of law enforcement agencies in combating drug trafficking activities across state lines.