LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, Dec. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky issued the following news release:

A Louisville man was sentenced yesterday to a total of 27 years in federal prison for numerous felony offenses, including conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute controlled substances, possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and escape.