WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:

WASHINGTON -Kenneth Watts, 59, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to60monthsin prisonin connection with his role in a conspiracy to distribute phencyclidine (PCP), announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.

Wattswas convictedby a federal jury on May 20, 2025, in U.S. District Court on one count of conspiracy to distribute one kilogram or more of PCP.In addition to the60-month prison term,JudgeJia M.Cobb ordered Watts to servefiveyears of supervised release.

According to court papers, a two-year investigation by federal and local law enforcement uncovered a ...