A Philadelphia man was sentenced to a state prison term in Carbon County court on Friday after previously pleading guilty to a drug charge. Also sentenced to a state prison term was a Cambria County resident on drug charges. Both were the result of vehicle stops along Interstate 80.

Nasir Marquise Lawrence, 24, was sentenced to serve 16 to 60 months in a state correctional institution by Judge Joseph J. Matika on a charge of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance.Lawrence was a passenger in a vehicle stopped on April 13 by state police at Fern Ridge while westbound on Interstate 80 in East Side Borough. He acted suspiciously, which led to the arresting trooper to request a consent search of the vehicle. Police found 21 grams of heroin, which Lawrence admitted belonged to him. At the time of his plea he was told by Matika that due to his prior criminal record he faced a state prison term at the time of sentencing based on state sentencing guidelines. He was sentenced in July in Lycoming County to serve nine to 60 months on a drug charge in a state prison.Matika also ordered him to get a drug and alcohol evaluation, zero tolerance for drug and alcohol use, supply a DNA sample, render 100 hours of community service when released on parole, and pay court costs of about $1,000.He was given credit for 22 days spent in jail on the charges. The term runs concurrent with the Lycoming sentence.Second arrestBrandon L. Zungali,41, of Johnstown, was sentenced to serve 21 to 42 months in a state prison on acharge of possession with intent to deliver drugs.He was arrested on June 22 following a vehicle stop in Kidder Township by state police at Fern Ridge. Marijuana and heroin were found in the vehicle. At the time of his plea he was told by Matika he faced a state prison term based on his prior record.Zungali told Matika, "It was stupid." He said he knew the consequences of his actions.In addition to the jail term he was ordered to get a drug and alcohol evaluation, zero tolerance for drug and alcohol use, supply a DNA sample, render 75 hours of community service and pay court costs of about $1,000.The jail term began immediately.