Prosecutor: Charleston man sentenced to 13 years in prison for involvement in drug smuggling

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — A Charleston man was sentenced Thursday to 13 years and six months in prison after he was convicted of conspiracy to distribute drugs and admitted his role in a drug trafficking organization, prosecutors said.

Karl Lamont Funderburk, 38, was charged after he conspired with several people to distribute more than 50 grams of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine, cocaine and fentanyl through runners for sale to private individuals while lived in Charleston from November 2022 to March 2023, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of West Virginia.

According to court documents, Funderburk was responsible for a total of three kilograms of methamphetamine, 700 grams of cocaine and over 100 grams of heroin or fentanyl, with the crimes occurring while he was on supervised release for firearms and drug offenses dating back to 2018.

After his release from his more than 13-year prison sentence, Funderburk will also receive four years of supervised release.

Funderburk is the latest of 32 people to be charged as part of a major drug trafficking investigation in West Virginia.