Talon Aaron McIntosh, Methamphetamine Trafficking, West Virginia 2024

Methamphetamine Trafficking Ring Brought Down in West Virginia

In a major blow to the methamphetamine trade in West Virginia, two Detroit men have been sentenced to prison for their roles in a methamphetamine trafficking organization that distributed large quantities of the deadly drug in the Huntington area.

Talon Aaron McIntosh, also known as ‘Trey’ and ‘T,’ 28, of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced to eight years and one month in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for distribution of a quantity of mixture and substance containing methamphetamine.

McIntosh admitted to selling approximately 439 grams of methamphetamine to a confidential informant for $2,000 in Huntington on September 7, 2023. He also admitted to arranging for another conspirator to distribute approximately 55 grams of methamphetamine and 3.5 grams of fentanyl to a confidential informant in Huntington on August 14, 2023.

On February 3, 2023, McIntosh sold a half-pound of methamphetamine for $1,000 to a confidential informant in Huntington. McIntosh’s involvement in the DTO lasted from at least February 2023 through November 2023.

McIntosh and Pettway are among 27 individuals indicted in a 53-count indictment that charges the defendants with distributing methamphetamine and fentanyl transported from Detroit in Huntington and other locations within the Southern District of West Virginia.

United States Attorney Will Thompson commended the investigative work of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Cabell County Sheriff’s Department, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Metropolitan Drug Enforcement Network Team (MDENT), the West Virginia State Police, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.

McIntosh’s sentence was imposed by United States District Judge Robert C. Chambers. Assistant United States Attorneys Joseph F. Adams and Stephanie Taylor prosecuted the case.

The investigation was part of a larger effort to combat organized crime in the region. McIntosh and Pettway are among 21 defendants who have pleaded guilty in the main case. The remaining defendants are still facing indictment.

McIntosh and Pettway are also among 27 individuals indicted in a 53-count indictment that charges the defendants with distributing methamphetamine and fentanyl transported from Detroit in Huntington and other locations within the Southern District of West Virginia.

Defendant: Talon Aaron McIntosh

Crime: Distribution of a quantity of mixture and substance containing methamphetamine

City and State: Huntington, West Virginia

Date: February 3, 2023

Sentence: Eight years and one month in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release

Dollar amount: $2,000

Case Type: Sentencing

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