MOBILE, AL – Preston Buie was sentenced by a federal decide to a complete of 240 months in jail following a January 2024 jury conviction for Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine and Illegal Possession of a Firearm.
In response to courtroom paperwork and proof introduced at trial, in January 2023, a deputy with the Cellular County Sheriff's Workplace stopped Preston Buie on Interstate 10 across the Grand Bay exit in Cellular County. Following an alert from a drug detection canine, regulation enforcement searched Buie's automobile and positioned 12 kilograms of cocaine and a 9mm handgun in Buie's possession. Buie was beforehand convicted of a number of federal crimes together with financial institution theft and possession with intent to distribute cocaine.
US Legal professional Sean Costello of the Southern District of Alabama made the announcement.
The Division of Homeland Safety, Homeland Safety Investigations and the Cellular County Sheriff's Workplace investigated the case.
Assistant United States Attorneys Tandice Blackwood, Kacey Chappelear and Beth Stepan prosecuted the case on behalf of america.
