Larry Wayne Meadows, Methamphetamine Trafficking, West Virginia 2022
A Raleigh County man has been sentenced to 12 years and 7 months in prison for his role in a methamphetamine trafficking operation in West Virginia.
Larry Wayne Meadows, 71, of Shady Spring, was sentenced by United States District Judge Frank W. Volk on Wednesday, 2022 in connection with his guilty plea to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
According to court documents and statements made in court, on September 21, 2021, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at Meadows' residence and found approximately 28 grams of methamphetamine, several grams of a heroin and fentanyl mixture, and a large assortment of prescription pills.
Meadows admitted that he possessed these drugs with the intent to distribute them. Meadows further admitted to possessing four firearms that officers also found inside his residence.
Meadows told officers that he had been distributing about 1 ounce of methamphetamine and 1 ounce of heroin each week for about a year. Meadows' criminal record includes two prior federal felony convictions for controlled substance offenses.
United States Attorney Will Thompson made the announcement and commended the investigative work of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Beckley/Raleigh County Drug and Violent Crime Unit (BRCDVCU).
Key Facts
- State: West Virginia
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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