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Mendota Heights Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Meth Possession

A Mendota Heights man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison on Tuesday for possessing more than 50 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute last year.

A Mendota Heights man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison on Tuesday for possessing methamphetamine last year, according to a Department of Justice news release.

Joseph B. Thomas, 43, pleaded guilty last July to "one count of possession with intent to distribute" more than 50 grams of methamphetamine, according to the release.

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