Denise R. Allen, Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl and Methamphetamine, West Virginia 2023

A Mercer County woman is facing a maximum of 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine.

Denise R. Allen, 29, of Bluefield, pleaded guilty to the federal drug crime in a Charleston, West Virginia courtroom on August 16, 2023.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Allen and another individual were apprehended at a gun store in Princeton, West Virginia, on August 16, 2023. Following their arrest, Allen and the other individual consented to a search by law enforcement officers of a truck they had rented using a stolen identity. Officers found 431 grams of methamphetamine, 21 grams of fentanyl, and two Glock 9mm semiautomatic handguns during the search of the rental truck.

Allen further admitted that she and the other individual possessed the methamphetamine and fentanyl and intended to distribute it.

Allen is scheduled to be sentenced on June 10, 2024, and faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, at least three years of supervised release, and a $1 million fine.

United States Attorney Will Thompson commended the investigative work of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Southern Regional Drug and Violent Crime Task Force. The task force consists of members of the West Virginia State Police, the Bluefield Police Department, the Princeton Police Department, the Mercer County Sheriff’s Department, the McDowell County Sheriff’s Department, and the Wyoming County Sheriff’s Department.

Senior United States District Judge David A. Faber presided over the hearing. Assistant United States Attorney Andrew D. Isabell is prosecuting the case.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdwv/pr/mercer-county-woman-pleads-guilty-federal-drug-crime