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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; A city man was sentenced to five years in prison for possessing a firearm to support his drug trafficking activity.</p><p>The U.S. Attorney&#8217;s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced Wednesday that Andre Allen, 25, of Wilkes-Barre, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani on February 28 to 60 months&#8217; imprisonment.</p><p>U.S. Attorney Bruce D. Brandler said in an email that Allen possessed four firearms in his apartment, two of which were stolen. Allen also possessed a variety of controlled substances including, heroin, cocaine and hydrocodone, according to Brandler.</p><p>The investigation of the case was conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Wilkes-Barre Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Evan Gotlob is prosecuting the case.</p><p>This case was brought as part of the Violent Crime Reduction Partnership (&#8220;VCRP&#8221;), a district wide initiative to combat the spread of violent crime in the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Led by the United States Attorney&#8217;s Office, the VCRP consists of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies whose mission is to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who commit violent crimes with firearms.</p><style>
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Wilkes-Barre man sentenced to prison for firearms charges