A Tioga County man has been sentenced to 51 months’ imprisonment for his role in a marijuana grow operation.
James Burrous, age 47, of Tioga County, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on February 9, 2022, by Chief U.S. District Court Judge Matthew W. Brann.
According to United States Attorney John C. Gurganus, Burrous possessed more than 100 marijuana plants that he intended to distribute.
When a search warrant was executed on Burrous’s home in February of 2017, other controlled substances such as Dimethyltryptamine (‘DMT’) and lysergic acid diethylamide (‘LSD’) were also recovered.
Co-defendant, Zack Boyer, age 37, of Tioga County, was previously sentenced to 57 months’ imprisonment for his role in conspiring with Burrous to manufacture and distribute controlled substances.
The case was investigated by the Pennsylvania State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Assistant United States Attorney Alisan V. Martin prosecuted the case.
This case was also part of the joint federal, state, and local Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Program, the centerpiece of the government’s violent crime reduction efforts.
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Key Facts
- State: Pennsylvania
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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