Pierce County man sentenced in ‘high-volume’ drug redistribution tied to prison gangs

A Pierce County man described as a “high-volume” drug redistributor for the leader of a drug distribution ring tied to white supremacist prison gangs was sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court in Tacoma.

Gregory Beers, 32, of Edgewood, received a total of 12.5 years in prison from U.S. District Court Judge David G. Estudillo.

“This is a very serious crime,” said at sentencing, according to a news release from the Acting U.S. Attorney’s Office. “It involved thousands and thousands of fentanyl pills, which wreak havoc on our community. There are people literally dying from these drugs and it leaves a wake of destruction for those who survive.”…

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