Darnell Lamar Anderson, 37, of Huntington, West Virginia, is behind bars after being sentenced to four years and three months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. The conviction follows a high-stakes controlled delivery orchestrated by federal agents who intercepted a package containing 572 grams of the drug en route to his residence.
On April 14, 2016, the Huntington FBI Drug Task Force, acting on a tip from a United States Postal Inspector, secured a warrant to search a package destined for 219 8th Avenue West. Hidden inside: nearly six-tenths of a kilo of high-grade meth. An undercover postal inspector delivered it directly into Anderson’s hands — the moment he accepted the package, he sealed his fate.
In a separate but equally damning case, Roger Page, 50, also of Huntington, was sentenced to three years and one month in prison for conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine. His operation ran from October 2014 to February 25, 2016, leveraging suppliers from Georgia and North Carolina to funnel cocaine into the streets of Huntington.
Page and co-defendant Jerrell Johnson coordinated deliveries, often meeting suppliers at Johnson’s residence. On the weekend of February 20, 2016, Page personally received about one ounce of cocaine from a Georgia source — one of roughly five such transactions. The North Carolina connection supplied Page on two other occasions. Johnson, already sentenced to five years, helped orchestrate the network that fed addiction in the community.
The takedown of Anderson was led by the Huntington FBI Drug Task Force, the Cabell County Sheriff’s Department, and the United States Postal Inspection Service. Prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph F. Adams, the case exemplifies the precision of interagency postal interdiction. The Page investigation was handled by the Drug Enforcement Administration and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney R. Gregory McVey.
Chief U.S. District Judge Robert C. Chambers handed down both sentences as part of a broader crackdown by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia. This coordinated assault on drug trafficking aims to dismantle distribution rings, shutter open-air markets, and stop the flood of meth and cocaine ripping through towns like Huntington.
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Key Facts
- State: West Virginia
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: Official Source ↗
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