WASHINGTON COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) -- A former Maryland State Trooper was sentenced Thursday to six years in federal prison and three years of supervised release for bribery and drug charges, according to the United States Attorney's Office (USAO) for the District of Maryland.

Justin Riggs, 35, of Washington County, pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to distribute, conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute controlled dangerous substances, use of a communication facility in causing or facilitating the conspiracy to distribute controlled dangerous substances, and travel act-state of Maryland bribery.

Court documents state that, in December 2022, Riggs served as a Maryland State Trooper tasked with investigating drug and gun trafficking in Western Maryland when he created a

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