“There were many times where months went by and drugs weren’t my primary income,” Samuels said in court. “There was no need for me to sell drugs. My fault was associating with the wrong crowd.”

A drug dealer involved in a local marijuana conspiracy will spend more than five years in prison.

Two more people have admitted their roles in a marijuana conspiracy by accepting plea agreements in Charlottesville’s federal court.

A former Charlottesville business owner authorities said was a ringleader in a marijuana conspiracy has pleaded guilty in federal court.