{"id":2108,"date":"2026-06-25T21:40:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T21:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=2108"},"modified":"2026-06-25T21:40:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T21:40:21","slug":"richland-county-cocaine-dealer-sentenced-to-federal-prison-prosecutors-say-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=2108","title":{"rendered":"Richland County cocaine dealer sentenced to federal prison, prosecutors say"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A Richland County man is headed to federal prison after an investigation revealed he\u2019d dealt cocaine throughout the Carolinas, according to the South Carolina U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=2107\">Richland County cocaine dealer sentenced to federal prison, prosecutors say<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>David Omar Echevarria was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in federal prison for drug conspiracy after an FBI investigation discovered Echevarria was receiving packages of cocaine from Puerto Rico and distributing the drug around North and South Carolina, according to a news release. U.S. District Court Judge Joseph Anderson handed down the sentence.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>During their investigation, the FBI made several purchases of cocaine from Echevarria, the release said. The agency estimates Echevarria distributed more than 5 kilograms of cocaine in total.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=2106\">Lexington\u2019s new Cinnamon Roll Deli sets an opening date. Check out when it is<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Besides the FBI, the DEA and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service assisted in the investigation, and the case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney William Witherspoon, the release said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Following his 10-year sentence, Echevarria will be subject to five years probation, according to the release.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=2105\">Supreme Court greenlights Trump termination of TPS for 350,000 Haitians, Syrians<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Richland County man was sentenced to federal prison after evidence showed he\u2019d distributed cocaine throughout North and South Carolina, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":821,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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