A Nebraska man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Louisville on charges related to methamphetamine distribution. The indictment, returned on January 7, 2026, alleges that Jacob Talamantes, 23, was found in possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute in Jefferson County on December 22, 2025.
The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Kyle G. Bumgarner of the Western District of Kentucky, DEA Louisville Field Division Special Agent in Charge Jim Scott, Jeffersontown Police Chief Richard Sanders, and Kentucky State Police Commissioner Phillip Burnett, Jr.
According to court documents filed on December 27, 2025, law enforcement received information about a narcotics shipment expected in the Jeffersontown area. Officers conducted surveillance and identified a vehicle believed to be transporting drugs. As the vehicle arrived at a business parking lot in Jeffersontown, officers intervened. A Kentucky State Police canine alerted officers to the presence of narcotics inside the vehicle. During a search, investigators found a significant amount of suspected methamphetamine concealed in containers wrapped as Christmas presents. Talamantes was driving the vehicle at the time.
The indictment further states that Talamantes had previously been convicted for conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute drugs on May 25, 2022, in federal court in Nebraska. This prior conviction could increase his mandatory minimum sentence from ten years to fifteen years if he is convicted again under federal law.
Talamantes remains in state custody and will appear before a U.S. Magistrate Judge at a later date. Sentencing decisions will be made by a federal district court judge based on guidelines and statutory considerations.
"There is no parole in the federal system," according to authorities.
The investigation is being carried out by the DEA, Jeffersontown Police Department, and Kentucky State Police. Assistant U.S. Attorney Alicia P. Gomez is prosecuting the case.
"An indictment is merely an allegation. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law."
This prosecution falls under Operation Take Back America—a national initiative aimed at combating illegal immigration and dismantling cartels and transnational criminal organizations while protecting communities from violent crime.
