PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Jelani Christmas, 42, of King of Prussia, was sentenced to 200 months in prison and five years of supervised release by United States District Judge Joel H. Slomsky for drug trafficking.

In April of this year, Christmas was charged with one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. He pleaded guilty to that offense in June.

As detailed in court filings and admitted to by the defendant, Christmas was involved in trafficking controlled substances, specifically methamphetamine, in the area of Montgomery and Bucks counties in 2024, according to officials.

On August 14, 2024, law enforcement executed a search warrant on a van operated and solely occupied by the defendant, uncovering a hidden compartment c

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