PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Carnegie, Pennsylvania has been sentenced in federal court to 11 years of imprisonment followed by five years of supervised release on his conviction for violating federal narcotics laws related to a nine-month Title III wiretap investigation into drug trafficking in and around the counties of Jefferson, Clearfield, and Allegheny, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.

United States District Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand imposed the sentence on Terrence Dougherty, age 30.

According to information presented to the court, Dougherty ordered at least sixty pounds of methamphetamine from George Charlan, a methamphetamine supplier residing on the West Coast, and approximately 4.5 kilograms of pure methamphetamine was interdicted while en route to the defendant. A search warrant was executed at the defendant’s residence, and investigators seized approximately half of a pound of methamphetamine, 17 kilograms of marijuana, $18,840 in United States currency, and a loaded firearm.

Assistant United States Attorneys Jonathan D. Lusty and Michael R. Ball prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.

The Drug Enforcement Administration led the multi-agency investigation of this case, which also included the Homeland Security Investigations, United States Postal Service – Office of Inspector General, United States Postal Inspection Service, Internal Revenue Services, Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, Allegheny County Police, and Pennsylvania State Police. Also assisting were the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office, Clearfield County District Attorney’s Office, and the Clarion Borough Police Department.