SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Anthony Coates, 29, of Sacramento, was sentenced Tuesday by U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez to 14 years in prison for distribution of methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.

According to court documents, Coates sold 1 pound of methamphetamine in March 2024 and 3 pounds of methamphetamine in April 2024 to an undercover agent. He also distributed methamphetamine and counterfeit Xanax and Adderall pills on additional occasions in 2023 and 2024.

This case was the product of an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service with assistance from members of the Central Valley High-Intensity Drug-Trafficking Area Task Force and the Citrus Heights Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Haddy Abouzeid prosecuted the case.