Andora Lee Smith, Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Supplier Sentenced, Virginia 2024

A major supplier of methamphetamine and fentanyl in Southwest Virginia has been sentenced to 145 months in federal prison.

Andora Lee Smith, 62, of Whitesburg, Kentucky, was sentenced yesterday for her role in conspiring with others to traffic over 20 kilograms of methamphetamine and fentanyl into the region.

According to court documents, Smith conspired with Eric Coffey, Daniel Hafemeister, Michael Hicks, Cody Rose, and Ashley Beverly Jr. to distribute large amounts of methamphetamine and fentanyl in Southwest Virginia.

Most of Smith’s distributions took place at her Kentucky residence, where she kept multiple pounds of methamphetamine and fentanyl and distributed ounce-plus quantities at a time to her customers.

Smith also delivered drugs to Virginia and routinely traveled to Louisville, Kentucky, to obtain quantities of xylazine and fentanyl (‘black’) for distribution.

Notably, Smith worked as a teacher at Norton Elementary School and John I. Burton High School in Norton, Virginia, for 15 years prior to committing her crimes.

The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), Southwest Drug Task Force, Kentucky State Police, and Wise County Sheriff’s Office.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Lena Busscher prosecuted the case for the United States.

C. Todd Gilbert, United States Attorney for the Western District of Virginia, and Anthony A. Spotswood, Special Agent in Charge of the Washington Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives made the announcement.

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