LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - One Laurel County man was sentenced to more than six years in prison for possession with intent to distribute fluorofentanyl and heroin, as well as a mixture containing methamphetamine.

According to his plea agreement, on April 9, 2024, Edward Albert Ernsting, 39, of London, was found passed out in his vehicle at a gas station, where law enforcement seized approximately 16 grams of a mixture containing fluorofentanyl, fentanyl, and heroin. They said they also recovered 14 grams of methamphetamine, as well as digital scales, baggies, and more than $500 in cash from Ernsting’s body and vehicle.

Ernsting admitted to significant heroin and fentanyl trafficking activity for a year or more before his arrest.

Under federal law, Ernsting must serve 85 percent of his

See Full Page