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9 Louisiana Residents Sentenced To Prison For Trafficking Methamphetamine From Houston

Nine Louisiana residents have been sentenced to prison following a drug trafficking investigation in Avoyelles Parish, according to a news release.

The FBI Central Louisiana Gang Task Force has launched an investigation into methamphetamine distribution in Avoyelles Parish, according to a press release from acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook. It includes surveillance and authorized wiretaps for phones used for drug trafficking, according to the report.

The wiretaps provided investigators with “numerous communications between the defendants wherein they discussed their narcotics trafficking,” according to the announcement.

The longest sentence was more than 18 years, and all defendants will be placed on supervised probation after their release.

They learned that traffickers were bringing meth from the Houston area and distributing it across Central and South Louisiana.

U.S. District Judge Dee Drell handed down the following sentences in Alexandria:

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