John Mark Fisher, Methamphetamine Trafficking, Virginia 2016

A pair of men have been sentenced for their roles in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy in Charlottesville, Virginia.

According to a federal indictment, John Mark Fisher, 54, of Roanoke, Virginia, and Alfonso Lopez-Rios, 33, of Charlottesville, Virginia, were involved in trafficking large quantities of methamphetamine into the Charlottesville area.

Fisher, who pleaded guilty in January 2016 to possession with the intent to distribute and distributing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, was sentenced to 132 months in federal prison.

Lopez-Rios, who pleaded guilty in August 2015 to possession with the intent to distribute and distributing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, was sentenced to 58 months in federal prison.

Both men were being prosecuted as part of Operation Ice Storm, a multi-agency operation headed by the Drug Enforcement Administration and in partnership with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations.

The investigation of the case was conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations.

Assistant United States Attorney Christopher Kavanaugh prosecuted the case for the United States.

“The use of methamphetamine has a dramatic effect on communities all across the Western District of Virginia and we will continue to work with our partners in law enforcement to stop the trafficking of this very addicting and destructive drug,” said United States Attorney John P. Fishwick Jr.

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