Drug Dealer Headed to Prison After Buying Meth on the Darkweb
A man from Watkins Glen, New York, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for buying 55 grams of meth from a darkweb drug vendor.United States Department of Justice Announcement
U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced that Christopher Wiesner, 32, of Watkins Glen, NY, who was convicted of attempted possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine was sentenced to 130 months In prison by U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Sean C. Eldridge, who handled the case, stated that On May 16, 2018, a package from California was sent to the defendant at his home in Watkins Glen. Inspectors with the U.S. Postal inspection Service obtained a search warrant for the package, which was found to contain approximately 55 grams of crystal (pure) methamphetamine. Wiesner contacted the Watkins Glen Post Office on several occasions between May 16, 2018, and May 22, 2018, attempting to locate and pick up the package. On May 23, 2018, the defendant went to the Watkins Glen Post Office and retrieved a package that was filled with sham. Shortly after exiting the post office, Wiesner was arrested. The defendant admitted that he purchased the methamphetamine from the dark web, and that he intended to sell it.
Source: US DOJ
U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced that Christopher Wiesner, 32, of Watkins Glen, NY, who was convicted of attempted possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine was sentenced to 130 months In prison by U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Sean C. Eldridge, who handled the case, stated that On May 16, 2018, a package from California was sent to the defendant at his home in Watkins Glen. Inspectors with the U.S. Postal inspection Service obtained a search warrant for the package, which was found to contain approximately 55 grams of crystal (pure) methamphetamine. Wiesner contacted the Watkins Glen Post Office on several occasions between May 16, 2018, and May 22, 2018, attempting to locate and pick up the package. On May 23, 2018, the defendant went to the Watkins Glen Post Office and retrieved a package that was filled with sham. Shortly after exiting the post office, Wiesner was arrested. The defendant admitted that he purchased the methamphetamine from the dark web, and that he intended to sell it.
Source: US DOJ
