A man from Lafayette has been sentenced to more than five years in federal prison on a methamphetamine trafficking conviction, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.
The sentencing took place in federal court, according to the Justice Department. The department prosecuted the case and confirmed that the offense centered on the trafficking of methamphetamine.
Lafayette is the city from which the convicted individual comes. The Justice Department did not release additional details about the quantity of methamphetamine involved or the specific court location, but confirmed the sentence exceeds five years.
Federal prison sentences for methamphetamine trafficking are handled through the federal court system, and this case was brought by the U.S. Department of Justice. The department confirmed that the Lafayette man's sentence of more than five years was imposed in connection with his role in methamphetamine trafficking, closing a federal prosecution it had pursued against him.