HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that March 22, 2022, Adam Neftali Santana, age 37, of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment to be followed by 5 years of supervised release by U.S. District Court Judge Jennifer P. Wilson. Santana previously was convicted following a jury trial of conspiracy to distribute over five kilograms of cocaine, attempted possession with intent to distribute over 500 grams of cocaine, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.
According to United States Attorney John C. Gurganus, the investigation uncovered a drug trafficking operation where at least eight boxes that contained cocaine were mailed from Puerto Rico to Santana’s residence. A search warrant was then executed at Santana’s residence where authorities found a digital scale, a Glock 9mm pistol, numerous pistol magazines and ammunition in the master bedroom. Additional packaging consistent with a seized parcel was also found indicating earlier cocaine deliveries.
The case was investigated jointly by the United States Postal Inspection Service and the Pennsylvania State Police. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Scott Ford and Christian Haugsby prosecuted the case.
This case was prosecuted as part of the joint federal, state, and local Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Program, the centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s violent crime reduction efforts. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. Through PSN, a broad spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them. As part of this strategy, PSN focuses enforcement efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based prevention and reentry programs for lasting reductions in crime.
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