Crime

Independence meth dealer pleads guilty to federal charge

By Tony Rizzo

trizzo@kcstar.com
Gregory Scott Huggins II faces a possible prison sentence of up to 20 years after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
Gregory Scott Huggins II faces a possible prison sentence of up to 20 years after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.

An Independence man pleaded guilty Tuesday to supplying pounds of methamphetamine to dealers in St. Joseph.

Gregory Scott Huggins II, 31, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Kansas City to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.

Huggins admitted in his plea that he supplied more than 5 kilograms of the drug to others who distributed it in the St. Joseph area.

He faces a sentence of up to 20 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not been set.

Tony Rizzo: 816-234-4435, @trizzkc

This story was originally published March 28, 2017 at 4:29 PM with the headline "Independence meth dealer pleads guilty to federal charge."

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