Man charged with selling meth in Luzerne County

LUZERNE COUNTY(WBRE/WYOU) — A man is being charged after investigators say he was caught selling methamphetamine in Luzerne County.

According to United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam, 37-year-old Michael Verbitsky of Wilkes-Barre was allegedly found distributing methamphetamine in April 2024.

House fire under investigation in Butler Twp.

In November a federal grand jury indicted Verbitsky for drug trafficking charges.

The maximum penalty under federal law for these offenses is imprisonment for 40 years, a term of supervised release following imprisonment, and a fine.

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