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☷Prolific Philadelphia Methamphetamine Dealer Convicted at Trial of Multiple Drug Offenses
Federal Bureau of Investigation ( By Press Release office)
May 04,2022
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Prolific Philadelphia Meth Dealer Convicted at Trial of Multiple Drug Offenses PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Arthur Rowland , a/k/a “Bo , ” 41 , of Philadelphia , PA , was convicted after trial of multiple narcotics offenses , along with his earlier conviction for being a felon - in - possession of a firearm , arising from his participation in a large scale interstate methamphetamine distribution conspiracy . In December 2018 , the defendant was arrested pursuant to an Indictment charging him and four other individuals with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and related charges . Ultimately , a second Superseding Indictment charged Rowland and five others with participating in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy that acquired hundreds of pounds of Mexican methamphetamine in Los Angeles , shipped the illegal narcotics back to the Philadelphia area for distribution here , and in turn transferred many thousands of dollars back to the California - based sellers to pay for that methamphetamine . In addition to the drug conspiracy , Rowland was also charged with possessing with intent to distribute about nine pounds of methamphetamine from packages that he had shipped to multiple Philadelphia - area locations , and with possessing two AK - 47 style assault type weapons and a semi - automatic handgun while being a felon , and with using those same weapons in furtherance of his drug trafficking activities . “Rowland and his co - conspirators shipped tons of drugs from one end of this country to the other through a large and sophisticated trafficking enterprise , ” said U . S . Attorney Williams . “Today’s conviction demonstrates our Office’s commitment to taking down these types of criminal organizations and cutting off the supply of deadly drugs in order to keep our communities safe . ”“Arthur Rowland was part of a conspiracy that saw vast amounts of meth brought into and sold in the Philadelphia area , ” said Jacqueline Maguire , Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Philadelphia Division . “This conviction is a win for the FBI and all of our partners as we work together to get dangerous drugs and criminals off the street . The ultimate goal here is to eliminate the drug trade and concomitant gun violence plaguing so many communities . ”The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation , and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Paul Shapiro and Timothy Stengel .
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