Anthony Michael Covil, Heroin and Crack Cocaine Trafficking, Virginia 2024

A Chesapeake man was sentenced to 12 years in prison for conspiring to manufacture and deal heroin and crack cocaine throughout Hampton Roads.

NORFOLK, Va. – Anthony Michael Covil, 33, a member of a drug-trafficking conspiracy that operated primarily in Chesapeake, was sentenced today to 12 years in prison for conspiring to manufacture and deal heroin and crack cocaine throughout Hampton Roads.

According to court documents, Covil distributed at least 700 grams of heroin, some of which was mixed with fentanyl, at least 2 kilograms of crack cocaine, at least 4 kilograms of powder cocaine, and marijuana during the last five years.

Covil was arrested during a buy-bust in possession of two bags of heroin and fentanyl, two bags of cocaine, one bag of marijuana, and $300 cash in police buy money from previous controlled purchases.

Additionally, Covil carried firearms during at least two drug transactions, further escalating his involvement in the conspiracy.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program that brings together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and make our neighborhoods safer for everyone.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney William B. Jackson, and U.S. District Judge Raymond A. Jackson presided over the sentencing hearing.

G. Zachary Terwilliger, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, and Thomas L. Chittum, III, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ (ATF) Washington Field Division, made the announcement after sentencing.

A copy of this press release is located on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia.

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