MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - A gang member in Meridian has been sentenced to serve nearly 25 years in prison.

According to the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, on October 17, a federal judge sentenced Afrika Roshawn Seals, of Meridian, to 24.3 years in federal prison for operating a large-scale drug trafficking organization in the Queen City area.

Seals, identified as a ranking member of the “Gangster Disciples” street gang, was involved in a lengthy joint local, state, and federal investigation that began in 2022.

The investigation was led by the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics in coordination with the Drug Enforcement Administration, United States Marshals Service, and the East Mississippi Narcotics Task Force.

During the course of the investigation, agents purchased approximatel

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