COVINGTON, Ky. — A 31-year-old Texas man has been sentenced to 13 years in federal prison for his role in an online narcotics trafficking operation that shipped more than 3,000 parcels from the Austin, Texas, area to customers nationwide, including in Kentucky.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Kentucky announced Monday, Nov. 9, 2026, that Felix Samuel Flores-Novas, 31, of Austin, Texas, was sentenced Thursday, Nov. 5, by U.S. District Judge Chad Meredith.
Flores-Novas was sentenced for unlawful distribution of a counterfeit drug and conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance…