Heroin, Cocaine, Guns Sends PA Man To Prison For 100 Months: Usdoj

A man found in possession— with the intent to distribute— heroin and cocaine hydrochloride, as well as being in possession of a firearm, has been convicted and sentenced, according to a release by the United States attorney’s office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania on Monday.

US Middle District Court in Harrisburg, PA.
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Jillian Pikora

02/14/2022 7:52 p.m.

William Dwayne Shelton, 50, of Hanover, York County, was sentenced to serve 100 months imprisonment for the above offenses by U.S. District Court Judge Jennifer P. Wilson on Feb. 10, according to the release.

A warranted search of Shelton’s residence in Hanover, based upon his then-alleged involvement in narcotics trafficking, yielded cocaine, heroin, processing materials, firearms, ammunition, and cash— all seized by law enforcement at the time, US attorney John C. Gurganus is cited as saying in the release.

This case was part of a district-wide initiative to combat the nationwide epidemic regarding the use and distribution of heroin and other opioids, which was led by the United States attorney’s office, according to the release.

The Heroin Initiative targets heroin and opioid traffickers operating in the Middle District of Pennsylvania "as part of a coordinated effort among federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who commit heroin-related offenses," as stated in the release.

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