Edgerton man sentenced to up to 19 1/2 years for drug trafficking.

Peter Moses, a key figure in the local drug trade, has pleaded guilty to five serious drug charges, including first and second-degree felony trafficking offenses. His plea encompasses one count of Possession of Cocaine, a first-degree felony; one count of Aggravated Trafficking in Methamphetamine with a Major Drug Offender classification, also a first-degree felony; and three counts of Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs, all second-degree felonies.

During a recent search of Moses’ property in Edgerton, the Multi-Area Narcotics Task Force  found over 500 grams of methamphetamine and more than 30 grams of cocaine from a backpack in the which carried his drugs. The Major Drug Offender classification reflects the large quantity of drugs found in Moses’ possession, underscoring the severity of his criminal activity.

Following his guilty pleas, Moses was sentenced to an aggregate mandatory prison term of at least 13 years. which could be extended by the prison to 19 1/2 years. His sentencing includes 11 years for the first-degree Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs charges, to run concurrently with a 3-year mandatory sentence for the Possession of Cocaine; and 2 years for each for the three second-degree Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs charges, to run concurrently with each other, but consecutively to the 11-year sentence.

In addition to his prison sentence, Moses will forfeit $1,270 in cash seized during the investigation and reimburse the State of Ohio $1,900 used in undercover drug purchases from Moses that were completed before the search of his residence.