NEW ENGLAND NEWS
September 9, 2013
Contact: Public Information Officer
Number: 617-557-2138
Massachusetts Man Sentenced to 12 Years for Trafficking Oxycodone
SEP 09 ( PORTLAND, Maine) - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced today that 
Joshua Snow , 30, of Lynn, Massachusetts was sentenced in U.S. District Court by Judge D. Brock Hornby to 12 years in jail and six years of supervised release for possession with intent to distribute oxycodone. 
Snow  pled guilty to the charge on May 9, 2013.
According to Court records, on January 29, 2013, 
Snow  was stopped by Maine State Police troopers and found to be in possession of 500 oxycodone pills. 
Snow  admitted the pills were his and that he intended to distribute them. At sentencing, Judge Hornby found 
Snow  to be a career offender which subjected him to enhanced sentencing penalties.
This case was investigated by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, the Maine State Police, and the Scarborough Police Department.