Montgomery County Man Found With More Than 50 Kilograms of Methamphetamine Sentenced to Almost 17 Years in Prison

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Jelani Christmas, 42, of King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 200 months in prison and five years of supervised release by United States District Judge Joel H. Slomsky yesterday for drug trafficking.

In April of this year, Christmas was charged with one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. He pleaded guilty to that offense in June.

As detailed in court filings and admitted to by the defendant, Christmas was involved in trafficking controlled substances, specifically methamphetamine, in the area of Montgomery and Bucks counties in 2024.

On August 14, 2024, law enforcement executed a search warrant on a van operated and solely occupied by the defendant, uncovering a hidden compartment containing over 50 kilograms, or approximately 111 pounds, of methamphetamine.

The case was investigated by the Montgomery County Detective Bureau, the Pennsylvania State Police, and the Drug Enforcement Administration, and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Lindsey Mills, John Boscia, and Rebecca Kulik.