A Palmerton man was sentenced to Carbon County prison term on Thursday on a drug dealing charge.

Steven Richard Swartz, 26, was sentenced by Judge Joseph J. Matika to serve eight to 23 months on a charge of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance-methamphetamine.Swartz was arrested on Feb. 6, 2014, by the narcotics unit of the state police at Hazleton. Police arranged a controlled buy using a confidential informant. Swartz sold Percocet to the CI. After the sale troopers obtained a search warrant for Swartz's residence at 289 Harvard Ave. and found methamphetamine in the home.Swartz told Matika, "Drugs got the best of me. Ending up in jail made me see my problem."Matika told Swartz, "You were not only creating a drug habit for yourself, you were selling drugs and creating a drug problem for others."Matika also ordered Swartz to render 75 hours of community service when released on parole, get a drug and alcohol evaluation, zero tolerance imposed on drug and alcohol use, pay court costs of about $1,000, supply a DNA sample and pay a $50 per month supervision fee while on parole.He was given credit for 53 days already spent in jail on the charge.