Schuylkill County Man Sentenced To 117 Months’ Imprisonment For Drug Trafficking And Firearm Offenses

SCRANTON - The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that William Quintana, age 51, of Pottsville, Pennsylvania, was sentenced yesterday to 117 months' imprisonment by United States District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion for drug trafficking and firearm offenses.

According to United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam, Quintana previously pleaded guilty to possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and to the possession of firearms in furtherance of that drug trafficking offense. As part of his guilty plea, Quintana admitted that on September 29, 2022, within Schuylkill County, he knowingly and intentionally possessed a quantity of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute it, and that in furtherance of that drug trafficking offense, he also possessed firearms, namely a Star 9mm pistol and a .380 caliber Diamondback pistol.

The matter was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), the Pottsville Police Department, the Schuylkill County Drug Task Force, and the Schuylkill County District Attorney's Office. Assistant United States Attorney James M. Buchanan prosecuted the case.

This case is also part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.

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