news.cenet.topPennsylvania man sentenced to 5 years for fentanyl trafficking

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PITTSBURGH, Pa. (WTAJ) — A Pittsburgh man has been sentenced in connection with armed fentanyl trafficking, Acting U.S. Attorney Troy Rivetti announced.

Marques Coffey, 21, was convicted of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and then sentenced Aug. 5 to 63 months in prison with five years of federal supervised release.

According to authorities, around March 2023, Coffey had a quantity of fentanyl with the intent to distribute. He was also in possession of a gun while committing the drug trafficking offense. Both the controlled substance and the gun were seized by police in a satchel that Coffey was wearing.

Rivetti thanked the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and the Bellevue Borough Police Department for their efforts during the investigation.

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Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicole A. Stockey prosecuted the case.

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