An Allentown man described in court papers as a career drug offender was sentenced Friday to 10 years in federal prison for dealing methamphetamine in Bethlehem and Allentown.
Melvin Lloyd Houpe, 36, sold 54 grams of meth in February 2024 in Allentown, and 47 grams in March 2024 in Bethlehem, court records say.
He’s considered a career offender because he pleaded guilty to selling drugs in 2014 and 2007, according to a sentencing memorandum filed by his attorney, Maranna J. Meehan of Philadelphia…