The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a Monroe County man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Scranton for conspiracy to distribute cocaine and for aiding in the distribution of heroin.

According to U.S. Attorney Peter Smith, Sal DiPalma Jr., 45, of East Stroudsburg, is charged with allegedly participating in the criminal activity in Monroe, Wayne and Lackawanna counties between January and October of 2013.The investigation was conducted by the Lackawanna County Drug Task Force, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Wayne County District Attorney's Office. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert J. O'Hara.In this case, the maximum penalty under the federal statute is imprisonment for 20 years, a term of supervised release following imprisonment, and a fine.