Two men receive prison sentences for separate drug offenses

Two separate criminal cases involving narcotics have resulted in significant prison sentences in the United States.

In Virginia, Jeffrey Asare was sentenced to 10 years in prison and five years of probation following a high-speed pursuit on I-395. Prosecutors stated that Asare reached speeds of nearly 110 miles per hour in a 55-mile-per-hour zone while evading state troopers. During the incident, authorities discovered he was in possession of more than 300 grams of carfentanil, a synthetic opioid significantly more potent than fentanyl.

In New Jersey, Joseph Andrews, 42, of Brooklyn, was sentenced to 20 years in state prison for operating a drug production facility in Atlantic City. Investigators found that Andrews used a local address and a motel room to manufacture and distribute cocaine and methamphetamine. Andrews pleaded guilty to multiple drug offenses following an investigation that targeted two specific locations in Atlantic City.