Mercer County, Pa. - After pleading guilty to drug trafficking and firearm charges in July, Daniel George was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in federal prison.

The 37-year-old was found to have engaged in armed fentanyl and cocaine trafficking in Farrell, Mercer County, Pennsylvania during 2022. George engaged in the criminal activities despite prior convictions and prison-time for drug trafficking, firearm, and domestic violence. The court also found that George trafficked the drugs from a residence that also housed his girlfriend and infant child.

Following his prison term, George has been ordered to serve five years of supervised release.

The Mercer County Drug Task Force, the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, the FBI, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives conducted the investigation that led to the prosecution of George.

According to the Department of Justice in the Western District of Pennsylvania, the case was also part of Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN), a program that aims to bring together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence. 

 

 

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