PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Magoffin County man has been sentenced to more than 8 years in prison, following his conviction in a federal drug case.

Daniel Jackson, 57, of Salyersville, was found guilty of possession of meth and fentanyl with the intent to distribute. Jackson was arrested back in February, when he was pulled over and police found more than 93 grams of meth hidden behind the dashboard of his car and a bag of fentanyl stuffed between the back seats.

During his trial back in August, Jackson testified that the drugs were not his and were planted by the sheriff’s deputies who arrested him. But the jury didn’t believe that story, returning a guilty verdict after only 33 minutes of deliberation.

Jackson’s story also earned him an enhanced sentence for obstruction of justice. On Thursday, he was sentenced to 97 months in prison.

Jackson is now being held in the Pike County Detention Center, awaiting transfer to the federal prison system.