A Lebanon man will spend more than 11 years in federal prison after he was caught transporting cocaine and a firearm, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced.
Angel Lopez-Guzman, 38, was sentenced to 138 months of imprisonment by U.S. District Judge Jennifer P. Wilson for possession with intent to distribute cocaine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
According to U.S. Attorney Brian D. Miller, Lopez-Guzman traveled from Lebanon to Scranton, where he purchased a kilogram of cocaine intended for distribution in the Lebanon area. Law enforcement conducted a traffic stop as he returned to Lebanon and, after obtaining a search warrant, recovered the kilogram of cocaine and a handgun from the trunk of his car.
As reported by LebTown in 2024, work by the Lebanon County Drug Task Force led to the charges. The case was also investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration. Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Scalera prosecuted the case.
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