North Country Man Sentenced on Methamphetamine Charges

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Eric Campbell, age 36, formerly of Lewis County, was sentenced today to 72 months imprisonment for possessing methamphetamine and for possessing pseudoephedrine knowing it would be used to manufacture methamphetamine, announced Acting United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt of the New York Division and New York State Police Superintendent George P. Beach II.

The evidence against Campbell established that between January 2014 and November 2015, he and others purchased pseudoephedrine pills weighing more than 100 grams from different drug stores in and around Lewis County.  Campbell knew there were restrictions on the sale of pseudoephedrine, and to avoid scrutiny often rotated the stores where he bought the pills.  Campbell purchased the pseudoephedrine and possessed pseudoephedrine purchased by others knowing it would be used to illegally manufacture methamphetamine.  On November 13, 2015, Campbell possessed approximately 107 grams of a liquid containing methamphetamine, the result of an unfinished methamphetamine “cook.”   

After serving his term of imprisonment, Campbell will be on supervised release for 3 years. 

This case was investigated by the New York State Police (NYSP), including the NYSP Contaminated Crime Scene Emergency Response Team (CCERT) and New York State Intelligence Center (NYSIC), the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office, and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Carl Eurenius.