U.S. Department of Justice
A man from Kansas City, Kan., has been indicted on drug and firearms charges, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today.
Joseph P. Pacheco, 41, Kansas City, Kan., is charged with one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, one count of carrying a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm after a felony conviction.
The crimes are alleged to have occurred Feb. 5, 2013, in Kansas City, Kan.
If convicted, he faces a penalty of not less than five years and not more than 40 years and a fine up to $5 million on the conspiracy charge; a penalty of not less than five years – consecutive to a sentence for drug trafficking – and a fine up to $250,000 on the charge of possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking; and a maximum penalty of 10 years and a fine up to $250,000 on the charge of unlawful possession of a firearm after a felony conviction.
The Kansas City, Kan., Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney David Zabel is prosecuting.
