PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Aliquippa, PA, has been sentenced in federal court to a total of 5 years of imprisonment, followed by 4 years of supervised release, in connection with his involvement  in a drug trafficking organization from May 2021 to November 2021, United States Attorney Eric  G. Olshan announced today. 

United States District Judge William S. Stickman imposed the sentence on Anthony Tusweet  Smith, Jr., age 24. 

According to information presented to the court, Smith belonged to a multi-defendant  conspiracy that dealt in large quantities of controlled substances. Within the conspiracy, Smith  distributed fentanyl to end users in the vicinity of his residence in Aliquippa, PA. In conjunction  with his federal arrest, law enforcement seized four firearms from that residence, to include a loaded  semiautomatic rifle with an attached 30-round capacity magazine near packaged fentanyl. During  the course of the conspiracy, Smith was responsible for the distribution and/or the possession with  intent to distribute at least 40 grams of fentanyl.  

Prior to imposing sentence, Judge Stickman stressed that mixing drugs and guns equates to  death within the community.  

The successful prosecution of Smith was the result of an extensive and collaborative  investigation conducted by Federal, state, and local law enforcement operating under the High  Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) program in Beaver County.  

Assistant United States Attorney Brendan J. McKenna and Special Assistant United States  Attorney Kara Cotter prosecuted this case on behalf of the government. 

United States Attorney Olshan commended the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General and  the Drug Enforcement Administration for the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of  Smith.