Blaine man sentenced for drug distribution in Alaska

A Blaine man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for possession of more methamphetamine and heroin doses than the entire Ketchikan area population.

Spencer Hill, 24, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison and five years of parole for possession with intent to distribute 3.7 pounds of methamphetamine and 1.78 pounds of heroin, according to an April 22 press release by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Alaska.

In November 2019, Ketchikan Police Department officers searched Hill’s Alaska residence as part of a drug investigation, and found 228 grams of methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, a money counting machine, a stolen Kel-Tec .22 caliber pistol and keys to a safety deposit box. In the safety deposit box, officers found an additional 1,485 grams of methamphetamine and 815 grams of heroin, according to the attorney’s office.

Hill had more than 8,000 doses of each drug, which the attorney’s office says is more than the entire population of the Ketchikan Borough, about 12,000 people.

Hill traveled to Ketchikan in September 2019 to direct the possession and distribution of large amounts of methamphetamine and heroin, records show. Hill used other dealers’ money to purchase more of the substances from his supply in Washington through the U.S. Postal Service.

Hill is also wanted on a felony warrant in South Dakota for trafficking 22 pounds of marijuana, according to the attorney’s office.