Schuylkill County Man Sentenced To 21 Months’ Imprisonment For Drug Trafficking Offense

SCRANTON - The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Mark Thompson, age 51, of Ashland, Pennsylvania, was sentenced yesterday to 21 months' imprisonment and three years of supervised release by Senior United States District Judge Robert D. Mariani for one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine.

According to United States Attorney Brian D. Miller, Thompson previously admitted that beginning in January of 2025, and continuing to on or about April 25, 2025, in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, Thompson conspired with others to distribute and possess with intent to distribute approximately 28 grams of methamphetamine.

The FBI, the Shenandoah Police Department, and the Schuylkill County District Attorney's Office investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney James M. Buchanan prosecuted the case.

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