United States Drug Enforcement Administration

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – A federal jury returned a guilty verdict for an East St. Louis man accused of distributing meth in St. Clair County, Illinois.

Aaron Wallace, 42, was charged with one count of meth distribution in November 2021.

According to court documents and evidence presented during trial, Drug Enforcement Administration agents opened an investigation into Wallace in September 2020, after learning he was dealing large quantities of crystal meth in St. Clair County.

During DEA’s investigation, a confidential source purchased four ounces of crystal meth from Wallace in East St. Louis.

Wallace’s sentencing is scheduled for Feb. 6, 2024, at the U.S. District courthouse in East St. Louis.

DEA led the investigation with support from the U.S. Marshals Service.