WILKES-BARRE-The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that James King, age 49, of Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today to 14 years in prison by Senior U.S. District Court Judge A. Richard Caputo, for trafficking heroin during September 2016.
According to United States Attorney Bruce D. Brandler, King previously pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute heroin. King admitted to distributing between 60 and 80 grams of heroin (which equals approximately 2,000-3,000 retail bags of heroin).
Judge Caputo also ordered King to serve three years on supervised release following his prison sentence.
King was indicted by a federal grand jury in October 2016, as a result of an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration and Stroud Area Regional Police. Assistant U.S. Attorney Francis P. Sempa prosecuted the case.
This case was brought as part of a district wide initiative to combat the nationwide epidemic regarding the use and distribution of heroin. Led by the United States Attorney’s Office, the Heroin Initiative targets heroin traffickers operating in the Middle District of Pennsylvania and is part of a coordinated effort among federal, state and local law enforcement agencies.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
