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<p>SCRANTON &#8212; A Dominican national who officials say sold crack cocaine in the Hazleton area in 2013 was sentenced Wednesday to six years in prison.</p><p>Angel Tejeda-Mejia, 56, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Robert D. Mariani after pleading guilty Nov. 6.</p><p>Prosecutors say Tejeda-Mejia, who was indicted by a grand jury in 2014, distributed crack cocaine in the Hazleton area in September 2013.</p><p>The native of the Dominican Republic was living in Hazleton at the time of his arrest, according to prosecutors. He is subject to deportation following his prison term, according to prosecutors.</p><p>Tejeda-Mejia&#8217;s indictment was the result of an investigation by agents with the FBI, state police and Hazleton police, prosecutors say.</p><style>
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Dominican national gets 6 years for selling crack cocaine in Hazleton