Tallahassee man sentenced to 12 years for drug trafficking

TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Edward Lee Cromartie, a 45-year-old resident of Tallahassee, Florida, has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for drug-related charges.

The sentence was announced by John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida. Cromartie was convicted on charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine, distribution of cocaine and methamphetamine, and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.

“Thanks to the excellent investigative work of our state and federal law enforcement partners, this local drug trafficking operation has been dismantled,” said U.S. Attorney Heekin. “This substantial prison sentence ensures our community will be safe from this dangerous criminal for many years to come.”…

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