LOS ANGELES, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Los Angeles Field Office issued the following press release:

A Las Vegas man who admitted to selling methamphetamine and heroin was sentenced today by Chief United States District Judge Andrew P. Gordon to 40 months in prison followed by 3 years of supervised release. The government recommended a sentence of 60 months in prison.

"Our office remains fiercely committed to removing dangerous drug traffickers from our communities," said First Assistant United States Attorney Sigal Chattah for the District of Nevada. "This sentence sends a clear, definitive message that individuals who profit from fueling addiction in Nevada will be held fully accountable u...