Beaver Falls man sentenced in connection to 2022 drug bust
A man from Beaver Falls was sentenced to a decade in prison in connection to a drug bust in 2022.
>> 2 in custody after drug bust stemming from weekslong investigation in Beaver Falls
Robert Carpenter Jr., 39, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for his convictions of possession with intent to distribute controlled substances and possession of a firearm in furtherance of that drug trafficking crime.
On July 25, 2022, Beaver Falls police executed a search warrant on Carpenter’s apartment following a weekslong investigation of narcotics trafficking.
The Department of Justice said investigators recovered 41.65 grams of crack cocaine, around seven grams of cocaine and 30 pills in a nightstand, along with Carpenter’s identification and two digital scales. They also seized a 9mm caliber handgun and a 5.56 caliber semiautomatic rifle, both of which were loaded and reported stolen.
Laboratory analysis showed some of the pills contained fentanyl while others contained fluorofentanyl.
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