Beckley-area man pleads guilty to federal drug charge

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Beckley-area man pleads guilty to federal drug charge

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on July 8, 2015. It is reproduced in full below.

BECKLEY, W.Va. - United States Attorney Booth Goodwin announced today that Lorenzo Anderson, 32, of Beckley, pleaded guilty to a federal drug charge. Anderson admitted that on Feb. 16, 2015, when a search warrant was executed at his Beckley home, he was in possession of cocaine base with the intent to distribute it.

Anderson faces up to 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine. United States District Judge Irene C. Berger scheduled Anderson’s sentencing for Oct. 21, 2015.

The Beckley/Raleigh County Drug and Violent Crime Unit conducted the investigation.

Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys

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