Lebanon County Man Gets 11+ Years for Cocaine Trafficking

A Lebanon County man will spend more than 11 years in federal prison after being caught transporting a kilogram of cocaine and a handgun from Scranton back to the Lebanon area, where he planned to sell the drugs.

Angel Lopez-Guzman, 38, of Lebanon, was sentenced to 138 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Jennifer P. Wilson after pleading guilty to two charges: possession with intent to distribute cocaine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, Lopez-Guzman traveled from Lebanon to Scranton to purchase the cocaine, intending to distribute it in the Lebanon area. Law enforcement stopped his vehicle as he made his way back home…

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