California couple found with 30 pounds of methamphetamine pleads guilty in Pennsylvania

SCRANTON, Pennsylvania (WTAJ) — On Tuesday, April 11, a California couple pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute drugs in Pennsylvania.

According to U.S. Attorney Gerald M. Callum, Bryce Stanger, 34, and Tanya Stanger, 33, of San Isidro, Calif., admitted to conspiring to distribute over 500 grams of methamphetamine and over 400 grams of fentanyl.

These charges stem from the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) stopping the Stanger family in Union County on August 25, 2021.

According to the Department of Justice (DOJ), PSP troopers searched the vehicle and found about 30 pounds of crystal methamphetamine and a kilogram of fentanyl.

The investigation was completed by the Pennsylvania State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Safe Streets Task Force. Assistance US federal attorney Robert J. O’Hara is prosecuting the case.

The charge carries a minimum sentence of 10 years in prison, according to the DOJ. The maximum penalty under federal law is life imprisonment, supervised release after imprisonment, and a fine.