Another defendant in a major drug ring broken up by state and county law enforcement, entered a guilty plea on Friday in Carbon County court and was immediately sentenced to a state prison term.

Bradesky Junior Santos, 23, of Tresckow, was sentenced by Judge Joseph J. Matika to serve 27 to 54 months in a state correctional institution after pleading guilty to two counts of criminal conspiracy - possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance and one count of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance. The prison term will be followed by two years of state probation.Santos was one of 11 arrested in 2015 for their roles in a major drug operation in the county.At the time of the roundup of the 11, District Attorney Jean A. Engler labeled the drug selling as "Operation 93 Pipeline" because the drug traffickers were bringing the heroin from Luzerne County into Carbon County via Route 93.Also arrested at the time with Santos were Jason Robert Wilk, 32, of Lehighton; Joshua Ynoe Mejia, the boss of the operation; Anthony Jordan Vega, and Erik Feliz, all of Luzerne County.Mejia supplied Wilk, along with David Allen Anthony Jr., Brittany Michele Vincent and Curtis Margle, all of Carbon County; and Cynthia Ann Hippensteil of Columbia County, and Robert Alan Fox of Bucks County. Most of the others have already entered pleas.Assistant Attorney General Christie F. Bonesch said Santos was considered a major contributor to the distribution of heroin to midlevel dealers.Santos was arrested during a traffic stop. Fifty packets of heroin were found in the vehicle. At the stop he gave a false identification to law enforcement officers, which he also pleaded to. He was placed on probation for a year on that charge, concurrent with the other counts.Santos told Matika, "I apologize for the poor choices I've made."Matika also ordered Santos 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.Santos, who has been in the county prison since his arrest, was given credit for 761 days spent in prison on the charges.