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CLARKSBURG, W.Va. – Joshua Langbien, of Buckhannon, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
Langbien, 28, pled guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Langbien admitted to distributing methamphetamine in March 2018 in Harrison County.
Langbien faces up to 20 years incarceration and a fine of up to $1,000,000. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed will be based upon the seriousness of the offenses and the prior criminal history, if any, of the defendant.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Zelda E. Wesley is prosecuting the case on behalf of the government. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and the Greater Harrison Drug & Violent Crimes Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated.
The United States Marshal Service assisted.
The investigation was funded in part by the federal Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force Program.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael John Aloi presided.
