Kevin Wray Terrell, Meth and Fentanyl Trafficking, West Virginia 2024

BECKLEY, W.Va. – A Beckley man has pleaded guilty to his role in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) that distributed methamphetamine and fentanyl within the Southern District of West Virginia.

Kevin Wray Terrell, 39, of Beckley, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl. According to court documents and statements made in court, Terrell admitted to working with a co-conspirator to obtain and distribute controlled substances in April and May 2024.

On May 15, 2024, the co-conspirator told Terrell about a supplier prepared to sell controlled substances to them, and the two discussed providing $6,000 to this supplier for drugs they planned to distribute in and around the Southern District of West Virginia. On May 20, 2024, Terrell drove the co-conspirator to Baltimore, Maryland, where they purchased approximately $6,000 worth of fentanyl.

Terrell and his co-conspirator returned to West Virginia the next day and discussed increasing the volume of the purchased fentanyl by adding such cutting agents as sugar and brown sugar. On May 30, 2024, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at Terrell’s residence in Beckley and seized 136 grams of fentanyl.

Terrell is scheduled to be sentenced on May 22, 2025, and faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, at least three years of supervised release, and a $1 million fine.

Terrell is among 12 individuals indicted on charges alleging the defendants conspired to distribute methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine base, also known as “crack,” within the Southern District of West Virginia from in or about June 2023 to in or about May 2024.

United States Attorney Will Thompson made the announcement and commended the investigative work of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and the Beckley/Raleigh County Drug and Violent Crime Unit, which consists of officers from the West Virginia State Police, the Raleigh County Sheriff’s Department, and the Beckley Police Department.