Columbia man sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for distributing meth

Image: Department of Justice (D.O.J.)

Image: Department of Justice (D.O.J.)

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– A Columbia man was sentenced to 1o years in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine, said the DOJ.

Officials said evidence presented to the court showed that Michael Wright contacted an agent of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) over social media about the sale of methamphetamine.

When the agent and Wright met, he sold the agent 28 grams of pure methamphetamine, said the DOJ.

Following the sale, ATF used the same agent and bought methamphetamine from Wright four additional times purchasing more than 700 grams of methamphetamine.

A judge sentenced Wright to 120 months imprisonment, to be followed by a five-year term of court-ordered supervision.