A Bay St. Louis meth dealer has been sentenced and will spend over five years in prison.
40-year-old Tony Coles was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Sul Ozerden, to serve 65 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine,
In 2015, the DEA began an investigation when Coles was identified as a dealer of methamphetamine in the Hancock County.
During the course of this investigation, it was discovered that Coles received large amounts of methamphetamine and distributed it primarily in Bay St. Louis area.
On September 8, 2015, a DEA confidential source purchased 24.2 grams of methamphetamine from Coles in Pearlington.
Coles pled guilty to the federal charge on October 24, 2017.
