A Las Vegas resident has been sentenced to nine years in prison for participating in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy. Chief United States District Judge Andrew P. Gordon handed down the sentence, which also includes three years of supervised release.
Court documents revealed that Treshon Edwards was involved in the distribution of methamphetamine between November 2022 and January 2023. On November 8, 2022, Edwards distributed two pounds of methamphetamine, followed by three pounds on December 12, 2022. By January 5, 2023, Edwards agreed to sell six pounds of methamphetamine and hundreds of fentanyl-containing pills. He was apprehended that day with the substances in his vehicle.
During the legal proceedings, Edwards pleaded guilty to charges including conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, distribution of a controlled substance, and possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance.
The announcement was made by United States Attorney Sigal Chattah for the District of Nevada and Anthony Chrysanthis, Deputy Special Agent in Charge for the DEA Los Angeles Field Division. The case was investigated by the DEA and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Joshua Brister.