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Two sentenced in drug cases

Carbon County Judge Joseph J. Matika sentenced two people for drug use Monday.

James Campanaro, 55, of Hazleton, was sentenced to serve one day less one year to one day less two years in the county prison on a charge of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance-Xanax. Campanaro previously pleaded to the charge. The prison term will be followed by one year of probation.Campanaro was arrested on Feb. 3 by Beaver Meadows police after officers were dispatched to the Exxon station along Route 93.Two 14-year-old girls told officers Campanaro offered to sell them Xanax pills. Campanaro left the area before police arrived but was later located and identified by the two girls.Campanaro told Matika he has a long-term drug addiction problem but has made arrangements to enter an inpatient rehabilitation program. He said the program runs for 14 months.Matika also ordered Campanaro to render 100 hours of community service when released on parole, supply a DNA sample, get a D&A evacuation, and zero tolerance for D&A use. He was given credit for 260 days already spent in jail on the charges.Matika said he would furlough Campanaro from the prison to enter the rehab program upon petition showing he has a bed date set to enter the program.Campanaro has a pending case in Luzerne County.Lansford incidentSheri Louise Keller, 43, of Lansford, was sentenced to serve three to 12 months in the county prison after previously pleading guilty to one count of criminal conspiracy-possession of a controlled substance.She was arrested by Lansford police on Sept. 21, 2012, when officers responded to 172 W. Ridge St., Apt. 6, for reported drug activity. She was found in the apartment with cocaine and admitted smoking crack cocaine.Matika rejected a request to have Keller serve the time in the county's Intermediate Punishment Program with electronic monitoring.Matika said Keller failed to show up for drug and alcohol counseling programs and also was revoked from supervision by the adult probation office at least four times.He said that kind of record indicates she is not amenable to supervision.In addition to the jail term, Keller was ordered to get a D&A evaluation, zero tolerance for D&A use, and render 50 hours of community service when released on parole.She was given credit for 22 days spent in jail on the charges. She will begin the jail term at 9 a.m. on Friday.Each defendant must also pay court costs, which average about $1,000, and pay a $50 per month supervision fee while on probation or parole.