Kansas City Woman Sentenced to Seven Years for Possession and Intent to Distribute Meth

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Mo., woman was sentenced in federal court for possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute.

April Cevasco, 48, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark to 84 months in federal prison without parole for possessing with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Cevasco pleaded guilty on Jan. 2, 2026.

On Jan. 12, 2024, Riverside Police Department officers conducted a traffic stop of Cevasco. After a drug-detection canine alerted to the vehicle, officers searched the car and located a purple duffle bag containing a loaded .38-caliber revolver and drug paraphernalia. Officers also recovered a large amount of cash from Cevasco representing proceeds of drug distribution. Cevasco had previously possessed two pounds of methamphetamine for distribution and the quantity recovered by officers was what remained.

This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney James Kirkpatrick. It was investigated by the Riverside Police Department and the Jackson County Drug Task Force.