PA Drug Dealer Federally Indicted For Methamphetamine Sales: Usdoj

A federal grand jury indicted a Luzerne County man on drug trafficking charges this week, according to the US Attorney's Office.

Benjamin Woytas in an undated mugshot from the Hudson County, New Jersey Sheriff's Office; Methamphetamine.
Photo Credit: *DEA.gov // Hudson County (NJ) Sheriff's Office*

Mac Bullock

03/17/2024 12:30 p.m.

Benjamin Woytas, 34, of Wilkes-Barre Township, is accused of distributing methamphetamine in Luzerne County in August 2023, said USA Gerard Karam in a release.

The maximum penalty for the charges is a 40-year prison term followed by supervised release and a fine, prosecutors said.

In addition to the FBI, the county Drug Task Force investigated the case.

Woytas was charged with drug possession in Hudson County, New Jersey, in 2020.

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