ALIQUIPPA, Pa. — An Aliquippa man was sentenced to five years in prison for his involvement in a drug trafficking organization.
According to the Department of Justice, Anthony Tusweet Smith Jr., 24, was involved in a drug trafficking organization from May 2021 to November 2021.
The Department of Justice said Smith was part of a multi-defendant conspiracy that dealt in large quantities of controlled substances. Smith distributed fentanyl from his house in Aliquippa.
Law enforcement also seized four firearms from his house, including a loaded semiautomatic rifle with an attached 30-round capacity magazine near packaged fentanyl.
During the conspiracy, Smith distributed and/or possessed at least 40 grams of fentanyl, the Department of Justice said.
Four years of supervised release will follow Smith’s five year prison sentence.
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