A Syracuse man has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for trafficking drugs and firearms in the city’s streets.
Uqoeon Lawrence, 29, admitted to selling fentanyl and methamphetamine, illegally possessing firearms, and trafficking guns brought from out of state.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of New York, Lawrence used a shotgun to protect his drug operation and sold two semi-automatic pistols that were purchased in Maine and smuggled into Syracuse. Because of a prior felony conviction, he was barred from having firearms…