JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WTAJ) — A Pennsylvania resident was sentenced to 21 years in prison after he was found guilty of leading a large-scale drug trafficking organization.
John Christopher Bisbee, 44, of Erie was sentenced for conspiring to distribute and possess 500 grams or more of methamphetamine between July 2019 and June 2020. Bisbee led a trafficking organization that operated in Erie and into New York in which he acquired amounts of methamphetamine and then distributed them to others.
He also obtained meth from Atlanta, packaged it and sold dozens of kilograms to others. Bisbee also admitted to committing money laundering by using the drug money to buy real estate in the Erie area. Bisbee agreed to forfeit over $300,000 in cash and jewelry as part of his plea.
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When police obtained a search warrant they found two handguns and more than 100 rounds of ammunition which he is prohibited from possessing as he had previous felony convictions. Bisbee’s co-defendant, Alexis Brolin, was also sentenced earlier this year to 17 years in prison , for running a drug trafficking ring in Clearfield and surrounding areas.