Stockton man sentenced to prison after sting operation for $6,000 worth of crack cocaine

A Stockton man was sentenced to five years in prison Thursday on drug distribution charges following a sting operation.

David Alhaqq, 56, previously pleaded guilty to the charges Jan. 3, after a law enforcement source bought crack cocaine from him, according to a news release issued by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California.

In November 2016, the confidential source bought about 6 ounces of crack cocaine for $6,000 in Lodi, according to the release.

Just before the transaction, Alhaqq met with a third party in a parking lot to obtain a white box, which contained the drugs, before presenting it to the source, according to the release.