Florence, South Carolina — A Conway man was sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possessing controlled substances with intent to distribute.
Gabriel Santos-Canales, 37, was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison, to be followed by a three-year term of court-ordered supervision. There is no parole in the federal system.
The FBI evidence presented to the court showed that on October 31, 2019, the Fifteenth Circuit Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) located Santos-Canales at a hotel in Conway. Upon leaving the hotel, Santos-Canales was arrested on outstanding warrants. DEU agents secured a search warrant for a room in the hotel, which was registered to Santos-Canales. A search of the room revealed 24.55 grams of heroin and fentanyl, 24.97 grams of methamphetamine, and several thousand dollars in cash.
Chief United States District Judge R. Bryan Harwell handed down the sentence in this case.
The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Fifteenth Circuit DEU.
This case was prosecuted as part of the joint federal, state, and local Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), the centerpiece of the violent crime reduction efforts. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime.
Assistant United States Attorney Lauren Hummel of the Florence office prosecuted the case.
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Key Facts
- State: South Carolina
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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