JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. (WBMA) — A Jefferson County man has been convicted in federal court of coordinating a methamphetamine trafficking operation while serving a life sentence in the Alabama Department of Corrections.
A jury found 43-year-old Samdrekus Eugene Bester guilty of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine following a four-day trial before U.S. District Judge Madeline H. Haikala, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Alabama.
Prosecutors said Bester used a contraband cell phone while incarcerated to coordinate methamphetamine sales during December 2022 and January 2023. Evidence presented at trial showed that Bester arranged the sale of more than 10 pounds of methamphetamine that was later recovered by the Drug Enforcement Administration…