KCK man indicted on drug charges

A Kansas City, Kan., man was indicted Wednesday on federal drug trafficking charges, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.

Damien D. Campbell, 29, Kansas City, Kan., is charged with one count of possession with intent to distribute crack, one count of possession with intent to distribute marijuana, one count of unlawful possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm following a felony conviction. The crimes are alleged to have occurred Feb. 3, 2016, in Kansas City, Kan.

An investigator’s affidavit filed in the case alleges officers of the Kansas City, Kan., Police Department served a search warrant Feb. 3 at Campbell’s residence in the 2900 block of North 63rd in Kansas City, Kan. They seized 26 grams of synthetic marijuana, 127 grams of marijuana, 1.6 grams of crack cocaine, two .40 caliber handguns and more than $38,000 in cash.

If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison and a fine up to $1 million on count one, a maximum penalty of five years and a fine up to $250,000 on count two, not less than five years and a fine up to $250,000 on count three, and a maximum penalty of 10 years and a fine up to $250,000 on count four. The Kansas City, Kan., Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated. Special Assistant U.S. Attorney James Ward is prosecuting.