MUSKOGEE, Okla. (KNWA/KFTA) — Three people pleaded guilty to federal drug conspiracy charges in Oklahoma.

According to a press release from the Eastern District of Oklahoma, John Lamar Clayton, 46, of Fort Coffee in LeFlore County, pleaded guilty to one count of drug conspiracy on July 16. Brian Lee Steele, 45, of Fort Coffee and Brandon Leal Castro, 34, of Mexico, pleaded guilty to one count of drug conspiracy on July 24.

The release says conspiracy to distribute 500 or more grams of methamphetamine is punishable by 10 years to life in prison and a $50,000,000 fine.

According to the release, between October 2024 and November 14, 2024, Clayton, Steele, Castro and others knowingly conspired to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of meth.

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