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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; A city man has been sentenced for his role in drug distribution operation that involved the shipment of cocaine from Pennsylvania to Puerto Rico.</p><p>The U.S. Attorney&#8217;s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced Tuesday that Paul Rodriguez, 41, of Wilkes-Barre, was sentenced on Friday by U.S. District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion to serve 9 years in prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine.</p><p>U.S. Attorney Bruce Brandler said in a news release that Rodriguez was indicted, along with 8 co-conspirators, in November 2014 and pleaded guilty to his charge of conspiracy. Brandler added that the 8 co-conspirators have also pleaded guilty.</p><p>Rodriguez and his co-conspirators distributed between 15 kilograms and 50 kilograms of cocaine in Northeastern Pennsylvania between January 2013 and November 2014. The cocaine was shipped to Pennsylvania from Puerto Rico, according to Brandler.</p><p>The case was investigated by the Scranton Resident Office of the Drug Enforcement Administration with assistance from the Wilkes-Barre Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Evan Gotlob prosecuted the case.</p><style>
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Wilkes-Barre man sentenced for drug distribution conspiracy