A man is facing felony charges following a seizure of about 500 grams of methamphetamine and 5 kilograms of cocaine, according to the Alaska U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Thursday, a grand jury indicted 53-year-old Steven Bradley Powell charging him with one count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and one count of money laundering conspiracy. The illegal activity spanned from about May 2012 to October 2013, according to a federal indictment.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephanie Courter says the drugs have a street value of more than $1.5 million. The total value of the seized cocaine was $500,000; the seized methamphetamine totaled around $1 million.
In the indictment, the United States is also seeking more than $250,000 from Powell in forfeitures, including multiple properties in Nevada. When an individual has used property and/or funds to facilitate drug transactions, those properties and/or funds are forfeited to the U.S., Courter says.
Authorities didn’t have to search far to nab Powell.
“He was in state of Alaska custody for something unrelated,” said Courter of Powell.