Cortlend Banks was sentenced to a minimum of 10 years in prison Wednesday for fentanyl trafficking and possession of fentanyl and cocaine.
Charlotte Caldwell | The Lima News
LIMA — A Lima man was sentenced to a minimum of 10 years in prison Wednesday in the Allen County Common Pleas Court for drug trafficking and possession.
Cortlend Banks, 31, pleaded guilty in September to three of the 11 charges he was indicted on, including cocaine possession and fentanyl trafficking and possession with multiple specifications. Judge Terri Kohlrieser followed the joint recommendation for Banks’ prison sentence, which includes a maximum 12 1/2 years in prison with six mandatory years. The charges also carried a total of $20,000 in fines, but they were waived because Banks is unable to pay them.
According to the indictment, for the fentanyl trafficking charge, he was found to possess between one and five grams. For the fentanyl possession charge, he possessed between five and 10 grams. For the cocaine possession charge, he possessed between 27 and 100 grams.
Reach Charlotte Caldwell at 567-242-0451.
