West Portsmouth Drug Dealers Get 16 Years in Jail
Two convicted West Portsmouth drug dealers could spend the next 16 and a half years in prison, 40-year-old Brian Carr and 42-year-old Amber Aeh, on felony counts of drug trafficking, possession of drugs, and the possession of criminal tools.
Scioto County Prosecutor Shane Tieman said it took the jury less than an hour to decide to convict the pair.
Judge Howard Harcha III sentenced the two to the maximum sentence of 11 to 16.5 years in prison.
The pair were busted during a drug raid at Carr’s West Portsmouth home two years ago.
Law enforcement seized over 465 grams of methamphetamine, 2 sets of digital scales, 15 Hydrocodone pills, and a number of other items associated with the distribution of drugs. The total street value of the drugs was over $40,000.
Investigators discovered Carr and Aeh were directly involved in buying and distributing the drugs.
“We will not be deterred in our ongoing efforts to rid this community of the scourge of the drug epidemic,” said Mr. Tieman. “Methamphetamine has ruined the lives of countless members of this county and represents one of the greatest challenges my office faces daily. We hope that this jury’s determination and the substantial prison sentences received by these Defendants serves as a deterrent to anyone even considering trafficking these drugs.”