2 sold drugs through Facebook Messenger – WSB-TV

2 sold drugs through Facebook Messenger  WSB-TV

Two Brunswick men have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a drug distribution scheme involving synthetic cathinone coordinated through Facebook Messenger. BRUNSWICK, Ga. — Two Brunswick men have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a drug distribution scheme involving synthetic cathinone coordinated through Facebook Messenger. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] U.S. District Court Judge Lisa Godbey Wood sentenced 54-year-old Alen Addison to 82 months in prison and a $1,500 fine, while co-defendant Minus Tyler, 45, received a sentence of 48 months in prison. According to court documents and testimony, Addison and Tyler conspired to distribute cathinone in Glynn County from April 2023 through August 2023.

Federal officials said the defendants used Facebook Messenger to negotiate and arrange the sales. There is no parole in the federal prison system. Margaret E. “Meg” Heap, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia, announced the sentences following the multi-agency law enforcement investigation. “Synthetic substances like cathinone are a real threat to communities,” Heap said. “This investigation was the result of intuitive law enforcement that succeeded in identifying the pathway of these illicit drugs, tracing it to the distributor and resulted in this prosecution and protecting our citizens from these dangerous substances.” Addison pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute