A Monroe County man has been sentenced to 33 months for his role in heroin trafficking.

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced Wednesday that Jabril Greggs, 26, of Tobyhanna, was sentenced on Mondayto serve 33 months in prison for distributing heroin.According to United States Attorney Bruce D. Brandler, Greggs admitted to selling heroin during July 2014, and in April and May of 2015, in the Monroe County area.Greggs admitted to distributing between 80 and 100 grams of heroin, which is equivalent to between 3,000 and 4,000 retail bags of heroin. He pleaded guilty in September 2016.In rejecting the defendant’s request to be sentenced below the advisory guideline range, Mannion noted the great harm that distributors of heroin were inflicting on our communities.Mannion also ordered Greggs to be placed on two years of supervised release following his prison sentence, and to pay a special assessment of $100.Greggs was indicted by a federal grand jury in October 2014, as a result of an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Pennsylvania State Police, and Pocono Mountain Regional Police.This case was brought as part of a district wide initiative to combat the nationwide epidemic regarding the use and distribution of heroin.Led by the United States Attorney’s Office, the Heroin Initiative targets heroin traffickers operating in the Middle District of Pennsylvania, and is part of a coordinated effort among federal, state and local law enforcement agencies to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who commit heroin related offenses.