Kalamazoo man found with 12 pounds of meth sentenced to prison

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — A man was sentenced to two decades in prison after he was found driving a van carrying over 12 pounds of methamphetamine across Michigan last year.

Brandon Lemar Baines, 36 of Kalamazoo, will serve 20 years in prison for possession with intent to distribute the drugs, the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan announced Monday.

The drugs were found during a traffic stop in Kalamazoo by the Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team on Jan. 23, 2025 in the front passenger seat floorboard of a van Baines was driving, attorneys said. He and two others were in the van going from Detroit to Kalamazoo…

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