A Washington man who was attending school at University of Arizona has been sentenced to years behind bars for a number of drug trafficking and weapons-related offenses, according to officials with the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Officials with the U.S. Attorney's Office announced on July 21 that a Washington man has been sentenced to prison for a number of drug trafficking and firearms-related offenses.
"Mayer previously pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Marijuana, Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana, Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime, and three counts of Possession of Unregistered Firearms, specifically pertaining to a privately manufactured firearm, or "ghost gun," machine gun conversion devices, and a silencer," read a portion of the statement.
"Underneath his bed, agents found a bag of marijuana and a "ghost gun" with an automatic conversion switch that rendered it a machine gun. Agents also discovered $20,000 in U.S. currency, individually wrapped cocaine, a small bulk quantity of cocaine, six firearms, high-capacity magazines, a silencer, 10 grams of mushrooms, 15 grams of amphetamines, approximately one gram of LSD, and a gold money counter," read a portion of the statement.
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