SCRANTON — This is an official press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (USAO - Pennsylvania, Middle), published as received.
SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Andre Allen, age 25, of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani on February 28, 2017, to 60 months’ imprisonment for possessing a firearm in furtherance of his drug trafficking activity.
According to United States Attorney Bruce D. Brandler, Allen possessed four firearms in his apartment, two of which were stolen. Allen also possessed a variety of controlled substances including, heroin, cocaine and hydrocodone.
The investigation of the case was conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Wilkes-Barre Police Department. Assistant United States Attorney Evan Gotlob is prosecuting the case.
This case was brought as part of the Violent Crime Reduction Partnership (“VCRP”), a district wide initiative to combat the spread of violent crime in the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Led by the United States Attorney’s Office, the VCRP consists of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies whose mission is to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who commit violent crimes with firearms.
This case was brought as part of a district wide initiative to combat the nationwide epidemic regarding the use and distribution of heroin. Led by the United States Attorney’s Office, the Heroin Initiative targets heroin traffickers operating in the Middle District of Pennsylvania and is part of a coordinated effort among federal, state and local law enforcement agencies to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who commit heroin related offenses.
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