Charleston, W.Va. — Ravi White, 27, was back behind bars today after pleading guilty to distributing methamphetamine while already under federal supervised release, marking yet another fall from grace for a man who defied court orders and flooded West Virginia streets with poison. The deal, prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia, lands White squarely in the crosshairs of a sweeping crackdown on drug traffickers exploiting vulnerable communities.
On October 26, 2017, White sold nearly 90 grams of meth to a confidential informant on McClung Street in Charleston — a transaction caught in the crosshairs of an undercover sting led by the Metropolitan Drug Enforcement Network Team (MDENT). But that wasn’t his only offense. He admitted to two additional sales totaling more than 50 grams of meth to the same informant within the same month, brazenly pushing drugs despite being under federal watch.
A search warrant executed at White’s residence on November 2, 2017, ripped open the facade. Officers seized $320 in recorded buy money — cash tracked from controlled purchases — along with a staggering $5,040 in unaccounted cash and a loaded handgun from his vehicle. The weapons charge wasn’t part of the plea, but the evidence paints the picture of a dealer operating with impunity, armed and unafraid.
“Thanks to the brave work of officers who put their lives on the line every day to protect our safety, another drug dealer is off the streets,” said U.S. Attorney Mike Stuart, whose office has made dismantling drug networks a top priority. “We will keep going after drug thugs until they get the message — we’re determined to put them out of business and behind bars for a long time.”
White now faces a minimum of five years and up to 45 years in federal prison when sentenced on May 23, 2018, before U.S. District Judge Irene C. Berger. Assistant United States Attorney Monica D. Coleman is leading the prosecution, underscoring the federal government’s relentless pursuit of repeat offenders feeding the opioid and meth crisis in Appalachia.
This case is part of a broader offensive by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, working in tandem with federal, state, and local law enforcement to dismantle pill mills, shut down open-air drug markets, and stem the deadly tide of methamphetamine and other illicit substances ravaging communities across southern West Virginia. White’s guilty plea is not an end — it’s a warning.
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Key Facts
- State: West Virginia
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: Official Source ↗
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