Prosecutors say a 20-year-old from the tiny Alaska Peninsula village of Egegik has been federally charged for carrying 3 pounds of methamphetamine while traveling on the state's ferry service.
Jason Corey Vincent Alto faces a charge of possession with intent to distribute that includes a mandatory minimum decadelong prison sentence.
Alto was charged with possessing the drugs while on board the Alaska Marine Highway System's mainline ferry Kennicott, prosecutors say.
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"Alto was traveling from Washington to Whittier, Alaska, when he was contacted in Ketchikan and a search of his luggage revealed methamphetamine," according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Alaska.
A two-page federal indictment says Alto was caught with the drugs on May 30.
State court records show Alto has also been charged with felony drug possession in Ketchikan.