WILLIAMS COUNTY, Ohio — A Williams County man and "key figure in the local drug trade" was sentenced to up to 19.5 years in prison for drug trafficking.
According to the Williams County Prosecutor's Office, Peter Moses pleaded guilty to three counts of aggravated trafficking in drugs, one count of possession of cocaine and one count of aggravated trafficking in methamphetamine with a major drug offender classification.
He was sentenced to an aggregate mandatory prison term of at least 13 years which could be extended by the prison up to 19.5 years, the prosecuting attorney said.
According to the prosecutor's office, a recent search of Moses' property in Edgerton by the Multi-Area Narcotics Task Force found over 500 grams of methamphetamine and more than 30 grams of cocaine from a backpack that carried his drugs.
Moses will also forfeit $1,270 in cash seized during the investigation and reimburse the state $1,900 used in undercover drug purchases from Moses that were done before the search of his residence, the prosecutor's office said.
"This case represents a significant victory in our efforts to combat drug trafficking and improve community safety," Emil G. Gravelle III, assistant Williams County prosecutor said. "The diligent work of the MAN-Unit was instrumental in bringing Peter Moses to justice, and the positive impact on our community is already evident."
The prosecutor's office said the investigation and legal action against Moses were the result of months-long done by the MAN-Unit with assistance from Edgerton police and the Williams County Sheriff's Office.
"The work of the MAN-Unit in bringing the offenders involved in this case to justice cannot be praised enough," Williams County prosecutor Katie Zartman said. "They put in extensive work to root out this major drug offender who was supplying drugs to our area, made significant efforts to obtain the evidence to prove his criminal actions, and then presented an airtight evidentiary case, all in an attempt to help our community and our citizens be safer from the drugs that are destroying lives and killing people."
