Sumter man sentenced to prison after multistate drug trafficking investigation

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – A Sumter man has been sentenced to prison following a multi-state drug trafficking investigation, according to the DOJ.

The evidence presented in court showed this On July 28, 2020, Seneca Moore sold 112 grams of methamphetamine to FBI agents during an undercover operation.

Agents say the first meeting took place at Moore's trucking company in Mayesville, but he left the location and texted the buyer to meet him in the parking lot of a local gas station, where he delivered 112 grams of 99 percent purity meth to the FBI agents sold .

Further information presented in court revealed that Moore conducted a second drug transaction at his trucking company on April 28, 2021.

Law enforcement became aware of the transaction after the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation and the FBI received information that a drug courier was traveling from Alamance, North Carolina, to Sumter County to deliver a large amount of cocaine to Moore at his trucking company buy, according to the DOJ.

The Alamance County Sheriff's Office conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle and searched the vehicle after a drug agent was alerted to the presence of drugs.

Officials said they found 16.04 kilograms of cocaine in the trunk of the vehicle.

Moore was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison followed by five years of court supervision after pleading guilty to distributing methamphetamine.

As a condition of Moore's guilty plea, he was required to relinquish his interests in nine properties, 31 personal items, including vehicles, and his business inventory.

He has a prior federal conviction for conspiracy to possess crack cocaine with intent to distribute crack cocaine.