Kunkletown resident charged federally with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, announced that a grand jury in Scranton filed an Indictment today charging Samuel Allen, age 73, of Kunkletown, Pennsylvania, with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of methamphetamine.
The charge is a felony carrying a mandatory minimum sentence of ten years and up to a maximum of life in prison and a fine of up to $10 million.
The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration-Allentown Office and is assigned to Assistant U.S. Attorney William S. Houser for prosecution.
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