An Indiana man was recently sentenced to 15 years for drug trafficking and money laundering charges. It’s not rare to get a case about someone who was sentenced for two separate crimes, it’s just rate in regards to drug trafficking reports.
Indiana Man Gets 15 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Meth and Money Laundering
On February 17, 2021, the Vigo County Drug Task Force moved on a search warrant for two locations associated with Steven Francis (56). This came seven months after the Task Force began investigating Francis after he’d tried to mail $20,000 in cash to California.
Authorities found that the money was drug profits from moving meth. Francis was stopped by police outside one of the locations and a search of his person turned up $26,900. Moving on to a search of the location, police seized $27,960 in cash, 295 grams of meth, a loaded semi-auto firearm, and a digital scale.
At his home, $86,060 in cash, two rifles, five handguns, and a 100-round drum magazine were seized. The guns definitely cemented his sentence as he was convicted in 2003 for the coke and meth charges and isn’t allowed to have firearms as a felon.
Following his release from prison, Francis will be supervised by the U.S Probation Office for four years. The seized weapons, ammo, and cash were all forfeited as they were either involved in or gains from Francis’ drug trafficking.
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