PITTSBURGH, PA — A resident of New Castle, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 36 months imprisonment and 3 years of supervised release on his conviction of violating federal narcotic laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
United States District Judge Marilyn J. Horan imposed the sentence on Christopher Shaner, age 26.
According to information presented to the court, Shaner conspired to possess with intent to distribute marijuana that had been imported into California from Mexico and then sent through the mail and interstate carriers to the New Castle area. Shaner and other than distributed the marijuana in the New Castle and surrounding areas.
Assistant United States Attorneys Brendan T. Conway and Marnie Sheehan-Balchon prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.
United States Attorney Chung commended the Drug Enforcement Administration for the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of Shaner.
This prosecution is a result of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles high-level drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations that threaten communities throughout the United States. OCDETF uses a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach that leverages the strengths of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies against criminal networks.