Drug trafficker gets 168 months in fed prison
Eastern District of Texas
An Ohio man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas.
Austin Seymour, 26, of Uniontown, Ohio, pleaded guilty on Jan. 26, 2021 to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances and was sentenced to 168 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Sean D. Jordan.
“The Eastern District of Texas remains committed to pursuing the fight against illegal narcotics on all fronts,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei. “This defendant was in the business of distributing counterfeit pharmaceutical drugs, which can often have deadly consequences for the user. These drugs are increasingly being sold in the Eastern District of Texas, and our Office is committed to leveraging all of our resources to locate and prosecute those responsible for distributing these unsafe drugs into our communities.”
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