A Lansford man was sentenced to a county prison term on Monday after previously pleading guilty to a drug-dealing charge.

Joseph Chambers Jr., 29, was sentenced by Judge Steven R. Serfass to serve one day less 12 to one day less 24 months followed by two years of county probation on a charge of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance for an incident on Aug. 15, 2020.

According to the affidavit of probable cause filed by Summit Hill police, as part of an ongoing investigation into heroin/fentanyl distribution in the borough, police searched the Chambers home in the 300 block of West Bertsch Street. Before the search, police took Chambers into custody after he left his home.

On him, police found six bricks and two bundles, totaling 320 bags of suspected heroin/fentanyl, as well as a small baggie of methamphetamine, several syringes and packing materials.

Chambers admitted the items were his and that he would sell the drugs to support his own addiction.

An additional search, police said, also found 770 bags of fentanyl, 11.6 grams brown tar heroin, 30.8 grams of meth, 49.3 grams of marijuana, and $2,304 in cash.

In exchange for the plea to the felony count, charges of possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia were dropped.

Defense attorney Matthew J. Mottola, of the public defender’s office, told the court since his arrest Chambers completed two inpatient drug rehabilitation programs totaling 143 days. He said Chambers got into drug addiction and then turned to selling illegal drugs to pay for his own habit.

Chambers told the court, “I realize everything I’ve done was wrong.” He added, “I’m taking treatment very seriously.” He said since his release from the inpatient program he has been attending outpatient counseling.

In addition to the prison term, Chambers was ordered to get a drug and alcohol evaluation and follow any recommendation for treatment, zero tolerance imposed on drug or alcohol use, supply a DNA sample, render 200 hours of community service when released on parole, pay court costs of about $1,000 and pay a $50 per month supervision fee while on parole.

He was given credit for the inpatient time and time spent in prison totaling 183 days.

He will begin the jail term at 9 a.m. on June 18.