PORTLAND, Maine — A Falmouth man was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court to nearly 11 years in prison on drug and gun charges.
Adam White, 27, was sentenced to five years and 10 months in federal prison for possessing more than a pound of cocaine and an additional five years for possessing a gun while selling drugs, according to the U.S. attorney’s office.
In addition to prison time, U.S. District Judge D. Brock Hornby sentenced White to five years of supervised release after he completes his prison term.
White pleaded guilty in June to one count each of possession with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
He was arrested Feb. 12, 2013, after a traffic stop in Portland, according to court documents. During the investigation officers found more than seven pounds of cocaine in his car and home. Investigators also found handguns in the car and home along with $13,000 in cash.
In addition to the drugs, cash and weapons, packaging material, a money counter and scales were also seized from the home, according to a previously published report. The estimated street value of the cocaine is between $160,000 and $200,000.
White had been held without bail at the Cumberland County Jail since his arrest, according to court documents.
He faced between five and 40 years in federal prison on the cocaine charge and a consecutive sentence of between five years and life in prison on the gun charge.
Under the prevailing federal sentencing guidelines, the recommended sentence was between 11½ and 13 years in prison. Defense attorney Timothy Zerillo of Portland urged Hornby to sentence White to 10 years in prison on both charges.
The investigation was conducted by the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency; the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration; the Maine State Police; and the Portland, South Portland and Falmouth police departments.