Christopher William Stevens, a 35-year-old resident of Lancaster, South Carolina, has been sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison for his role in a drug conspiracy involving methamphetamine and fentanyl. The sentencing follows an investigation by the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office and Homeland Security Investigations into a network distributing these substances in the area.
According to evidence from the investigation, law enforcement conducted multiple traffic stops in 2021 and 2022 on vehicles where Stevens was either driving or riding as a passenger. During these stops, officers found controlled substances including suboxone, gabapentin, marijuana, heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine. They also recovered digital scales, glass pipes, and firearms. Additionally, authorities made controlled purchases of fentanyl from Stevens on two occasions in 2021.
United States District Judge Mary Geiger Lewis sentenced Stevens to 135 months in prison with an additional four-year term of supervised release after his incarceration. There is no parole available under the federal system.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney William K. Witherspoon.
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