Javier Guzman, 52, of Pottsville was sentenced on Jan. 30 in federal court to 70 months in prison, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.

U.S. District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani imposed the sentence on Guzman who had pleaded guilty to a drug charge.

Guzman had pleaded guilty to possessing between 50 and 200 grams of high-quality crystal methamphetamine for distribution in the Schuylkill County area in 2022, according to U.S. Attorney Gerard M. Karam.

The charge stems from an investigation in which investigators made multiple purchases of high-quality crystal methamphetamine from Guzman in March 2022 in Schuylkill County.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Schuylkill County Drug Task Force teamed on the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert J. O’Hara prosecuted the case.