ALBANY — The final defendant involved in a high-volume drug trafficking operation has pleaded guilty to his crime.
Eddie Houston, 43, of McDonough, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine before U.S. District Judge Leslie Gardner on Nov. 15. Houston faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years up to a maximum term of life in prison to be followed by at least five years of supervised release and a maximum $10,000,000 fine. There is no parole in the federal system.
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