RALEIGH — A Raleigh man was sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute 500 grams of cocaine on May 16, according to a U.S. Attorney’s office release.
Shon Robert Purcell, 38 was sentenced to 132 months imprisonment and five years of supervised release.
Purcell was arrested as part of a large scale drug trafficking case. He was found in possession of one kilogram of cocaine at the time of his arrest.


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