Lexington woman sentenced to 5 years for possessing firearm during drug trafficking crime

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– A Lexington County woman has been sentenced for possessing a firearm during a drug trafficking crime.

Deputies used a confidential informant to conduct a controlled purchase of methamphetamine and a firearm from 37-year-old Brittany Miles.

Investigators say miles provided the informant with two ounces of methamphetamine and a gun.

She was sentenced to five years in federal prison.