Man accused in drug conspiracy pleads guilty in Ohio

COLUMBUS (AP) — A man accused of transporting or shipping more than $1.5 million in drug-trafficking money has pleaded guilty to federal drug and money laundering charges in Ohio.

Justice Department officials say Samuel Flek, 25, of Orangevale, Calif., pleaded guilty today in Columbus.

Court documents say a drug organization began paying Flek in 2012 to travel to Columbus to transport narcotics money from Ohio to California. He stored it in his luggage on flights and sometimes shipped it, investigators say. He’s also accused of transporting marijuana from Columbus to Dayton.

Authorities say Flek could be facing decades in prison.