Florence Man Sentenced For Armed Drug Trafficking

Wednesday, August 27, 2025, 10:45 A.M. ET. 2 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,

COVINGTON, KY.- A 33-year-old Florence, Kentucky, man, and a known local cocaine dealer, was sentenced last Thursday to over a decade in federal prison after pleading guilty to federal narcotics and firearms offenses.

     According to Acting U.S. Attorney Paul McCaffrey, on Thursday, August 21, 2025, Osvaldo Pardo, 33, of Florence, Kentucky, appeared in the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Kentucky and was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Court Judge David Bunning to 144 months in federal prison, to be followed by a lifetime of supervised release for his previously entered guilty plea.

     Pardo previously appeared in Federal Court in Covington, Kentucky, and pleaded guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute 500 Grams or More of a Controlled Substance, Cocaine; and Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime.

According To Court Documents

     According to charging documents and statements made in the District Court, in February 2025, during an ongoing narcotics investigation, Investigators utilized a confidential informant to purchase cocaine during multiple controlled buys from Pardo, who was known to be selling illicit narcotics out of a motel located in Florence, Kentucky.

     Following conducting the controlled buys, Investigators obtained and executed a court-authorized search of Pardo’s motel room. During the search, Investigators located and seized 807.4 grams of cocaine and $1,440 in U.S. currency. In addition to the cocaine and cash, Investigators found 2,973 grams of marijuana, a handgun, a digital scale, and a money counter.

     During his previously plea allocution, Pardo admitted to possessing the items, including the cocaine, marijuana, and the firearm, and further admitted that he possessed the firearm in furtherance of his drug trafficking activities.

     Acting U.S. Attorney McCaffrey commended the investigative work of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the Florence Police Department, which led to the successful prosecution of Pardo.