{"id":3518,"date":"2026-03-04T18:40:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T18:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/3518\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T18:40:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T18:40:08","slug":"lebanon-man-sentenced-to-138-months-in-federal-prison-for-drug-trafficking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/3518\/","title":{"rendered":"Lebanon man sentenced to 138 months in federal prison for drug trafficking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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\u2019s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/lebtown.com\/2024\/06\/17\/federal-indictment-adds-to-drug-firearm-charges-for-jailed-angel-lopez-guzman\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">reported by LebTown in 2024<\/a>, 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.<\/p>\n<p>Questions about this story? Suggestions for a future LebTown article? 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