S. Lane Tucker, U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney's Office District of Alaska
An Anchorage man, Todd Robert Klink, has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for distributing methamphetamine in Alaska. He will also serve five years on supervised release following his incarceration. This sentence comes after Klink violated conditions of a previous drug distribution conviction.
Court documents reveal that Klink, 55, conducted two methamphetamine sales totaling over 82 grams to a law enforcement witness between July 2023 and January 2024. The first sale involved methamphetamine with a purity of 97%, while the second had a purity of 68%.
A federal grand jury indicted Klink on February 20, 2024, charging him with two counts of controlled substance distribution. Following his arrest on March 1, agents executed a search warrant at his residence. They seized more than 3.5 kilograms of pure methamphetamine and over 500 grams of nearly pure methamphetamine along with digital scales and drug paraphernalia.
At the time of these offenses, Klink was under supervised release for a prior methamphetamine distribution conviction from the U.S. District Court in Alaska dating back to 2011.
Klink pleaded guilty on January 29, 2025, to one count of controlled substance distribution. His sentencing includes a consecutive term comprising both a 132-month sentence for the recent distributions and an additional two-year sentence for violating supervised release conditions.
First Assistant U.S. Attorney Kathryn R. Vogel stated: “Despite his past conviction for drug-related offenses and a history of criminal activity, Mr. Klink made the conscious decision to persist in trafficking dangerous drugs within our community.” She emphasized the justice system's commitment to dismantling drug trafficking operations.
David F. Reames from the DEA Seattle Field Division commented: “Drug traffickers like Mr. Klink, who persistently violate our drug laws, pose an especially grave threat.”
The investigation was led by the Drug Enforcement Administration Seattle Field Division and Anchorage District Office with support from ATF Seattle Field Division and Anchorage Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Cody Tirpak prosecuted the case.
