SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Alex Pazmino, age 36, of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on April 6, 2021, to 78 months’ imprisonment and a 4-year term of supervised release by United States District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani for conspiring to distribute over 500 grams of methamphetamine.
According to Acting United States Attorney Bruce D. Brandler, on April 29, 2016, Pazmino was arrested upon receiving a significant shipment of methamphetamine from California. Pazmino subsequently pleaded guilty, acknowledging his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy. At sentencing, the Court found that Pazmino was responsible for conspiring to distribute over 1.5 kilograms of methamphetamine.
The matter was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffery St John prosecuted the case.
This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program that
has been historically successful in bringing together all levels of law
enforcement to reduce violent crime and make our neighborhoods safer
for everyone. The Department of Justice reinvigorated PSN in 2017 as
part of the Department’s renewed focus on targeting violent criminals,
directing all U.S. Attorney’s Offices to work in partnership with
federal, state, local and tribal enforcement and the local community to
develop effective, locally-based strategies to reduce crime.
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